1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (L) NO.1999 OF 2009 SKS Logistics Ltd. ...Petitioners v/s Mumbai Port Trust ...Respondents Mr V.R. Dhond with Mr Amit Jamshindikar and Mr A. Rahman i/b M/s D.H. Law Associates for Petitioners. Mr U.J. Makhija i/b M/s Mulla and Mulla and Craigie Blunt and Caroe for Respondents. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND R.G. KETKAR JJ. DATE : 5TH OCTOBER 2009. 2 P.C. :- 1] Rule. Heard finally by consent of the parties. 2] The petitioners shall make a representation making grievance against the demand which is subject matter of this petition being made against them before the Traffic manager of the respondent  Port Trust within a period of two weeks from today. The petitioners shall be entitled to place before the Traffic Manager all documents on which the petitioners desire to rely on in support of their case. The Traffic Manager, after granting the petitioners an opportunity of being heard shall pass a speaking order in relation to the representation made by the petitioners. 3] In case the order made by the Traffic Manager is adverse to the interest of the petitioners, the petitioners shall be at liberty to challenge that order before proper forum. In that 3 event, all contentions available to both the sides are kept open. 4] Within a period of three days from today, the petitioners shall submit an undertaking to this Court undertaking to furnish a bank guarantee of a nationalised bank in the amount of Rs.20,00,000/- or any amount to the satisfaction of Traffic Manager, in favour of the respondents. 5] On the undertaking being filed, interim order in terms of prayer clauses (b) and (c) shall stand granted. That interim order, subject to the petitioners furnishing bank guarantee as directed above, shall continue to operate during the period representation before the Traffic Manager is pending and for a period of two weeks after the order is made by the Traffic Manager. Rule is made absolute accordingly with no order as to costs. Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by the Associate / Private 4 Secretary of this Court. Certified copy expedited. ( JUSTICE D.K. DESHMUKH ) ( JUSTICE R.G. KETKAR )