1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1608 OF 2009 Siyaram G. Gupta ..Petitioner Versus The Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply Transport Undertaking ..Respondents. Mr.Anil Mishra for the petitioner. Mr.H. Toor i/by M.V. Kini & Co. for the respondent. CORAM : J.P. DEVADHAR, J. DATE : 19TH NOVEMBER 2009 P.C. : 1. The petitioner has challenged the order dated 4/6th May 2009 passed by the Review Committee of the respondent (Exhibit “M”) inter alia on the ground that the said order has been passed in breach of the principles of natural justice. During the pendency of the petition, the petitioner was directed to deposit a sum of Rs.2,85,000/- before the Prothonotary & Senior Master, High Court, Mumbai and the petitioner has complied with that order. 2. By consent the order dated 4/6th May 2009 is quashed and set aside and the Review Committee is directed to hear the review application filed by the petitioner afresh and pass an order in accordance with law, after giving personal 2 hearing to the petitioner. The respondent will be at liberty to withdraw the amount of Rs.2,85,000/- deposited by the petitioner with the Prothonotary & Senior Master, High Court, Mumbai. 3. The Review Committee of the respondent shall hear and pass appropriate order on the application filed by the petitioner within a period of 12 weeks from today. If the petitioner succeeds, then the respondent shall refund the aforesaid amount and any other amount recovered from the petitioner which is found refundable, within four weeks thereafter. 4. All rival contentions of both the parties are kept open. 5. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly with no order as to costs. (J.P. Devadhar, J.)