JUDGMENT :

N.J. Jamadar, J.

1. Rule. In view of limited nature of the controversy, rule is made returnable forthwith and heard finally at the stage of admission.

2. The challenge in these petitions is to the judgment and order dated 17th February 2017 passed by the learned Member (Administrative), Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal, Mumbai in Review Application Nos. 6 of 2016, 7 of 2016 and 8 of 2016, whereby the learned Member was persuaded to dispose of the review applications on the premise that the learned Member, who had passed the judgment and order of which the review was sought, ceased to be a Member of the Tribunal. The learned Member referred to Regulation 37 of the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal Regulations 2013 and found himself constrained to entertain the review applications, as Shri J.P. Dange, the then Member (Administrative), who has passed the order in Tenancy Revision Application No. 119 of 2014, 120 of 2014 and 121 of 2014 on 7th May 2016, ceased to hold office as a Member of the Tribunal.

3. In the backdrop of the order passed by the learned Member, the reference to the facts in all the petitions is not warranted except to note the circumstances in which the review petitio