1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4444 OF 2009 Pravin Ramanna Shetty & Anr. ...Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. J.K. Hegde for the Petitioners Mr. S.D. Rayrikar, Assistant Government Pleader, for the State. CORAM: B ILAL NAZKI and SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, JJ. DATE: JUNE 11, 2009 P.C.:- This is a case, ex facie, scandalous in nature, and a trial by the petitioner to abuse the process of law to twist the arm of his opponents. 2. The petitioner states that one Shri Mahindra Chandulal Shah is the owner of the industrial estate known as “Shastri Industrial Estate”. The petitioners and one Shri Ravikant Shetty jointly entered into and 2 executed two separate Agreements on 16th August and 11th September, 2002 with Shri Mahindra Chandulal Shah in respect of the ground floor and 1st and 2nd floors, respectively. Shri Mahindra Chandulal Shah let out the property to them for carrying on business therein on monthly rent for 33 months on such terms and conditions as set out in the Agreements. 3. Now, it appears that there is a dispute between petitioner No.1 and the present occupier of the premises, and in paragraph 14 of the petition, he has claimed huge amounts from his partner, and this Writ Petition has been filed with vague allegations that the hotel premises are being used for illegal purposes, and this Court should order an inquiry into the matter. Not a single instance has been mentioned in the Writ Petition, of which any illegal activity was performed in the hotel, to the knowledge of the petitioners. Obviously, petitioner No.1 wants this Court to be used as a lever to settle his disputes with his partner. 3 4. Therefore, this petition is misconceived and an attempt to abuse the process of law. Writ Petition is dismissed. Costs of Rs.5,000/- are imposed, which shall be paid to the Maharashtra Sate Legal Services Authority within one month. BILAL NAZKI, J. SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J.