1 MSS IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO. 1648 OF 2009 CHANDAYA P. KARNIRE .. PETITIONER Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .. RESPONDENTS Mr. L.S. Shetty for petitioner Mr. Y. S. Bhate with Mr. Y. R. Mishra for respondents CORAM:SMT.RANJANA DESAI & J. P. DEVADHAR, JJ. DATE: 3/2/2009 P.C. . Rule. Returnable forthwith. 2. The petitioner has challenged in this writ petition order dated 24/9/08 whereby the Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange in Appeal nO. 127 OF 1999 has directed the petitioner to deposit 40% of the penalty in each appeal. 3. We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner at some length. 2 4. In fact by a common order dated 24/9/08, the Tribunal in Appeal No. 126 and 127 of 1999 directed the petitioner to deposit 40% of the penaltyamount. Challenging the above order passed in appeal No. 126 of 1999, the petitioner has filed Writ Petition No. 1647 of 2009. That Writ Petition has been allowed by us today and the Tribunal has been directed to hear the appeal on merits without any predeposit. For the reasons stated therein, we allow the present petition and direct the Tribunal to hear and dispose of the Appeal No. 127 of 1999 on merits and in accordance with law without insisting on any predeposit. 5. Rule is made absolute in the above terms with no order as to costs. JUDGE JUDGE