The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it expects the Maharashtra government and the Mumbai civic body to maintain status quo on the decision to develop a 120-acre theme park at Mahalaxmi Race Course till it hears a petition by a city resident who has challenged the move, calling it illegal.

The petition by one Satyen Kapadia, who claims to be an environmentalist and has sought quashing of the controversial decision, was mentioned before a division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Kamal Khata seeking urgent hearing.