1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO.1882 OF 2008 IN SUIT NO.1721 OF 1989 Maharashtra State Electricity Board )..Plaintiff Vs. Minerals & Metals Trading Corporation of India )..Defendants And Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd., )..Applicant ---- Mr. Kiran Gandhi i/by Little & Co. for the plaintiff. Mr. A.A.Ahmedji i/by Pravin Mehta Mithi & Co. for the defendants ---- Coram : R.S.MOHITE,J Date : 8th June, 2010 PC 1 This is a Chamber summons for joining the applicant as a plaintiff no.2 in the present plaint and for amendment of the plaint as per the details given in the schedule. On perusal of the schedule, it is seen that the amendment is formal in nature and seeks to incorporate change the name of the defendant. No reply has been filed to the Chamber summons. In so far as addition of the plaintiff is concerned, it is averred in the affidavit in support that in pursuant of the Notification issued under Electricity Act w.e.f 4.6.2005 all assets of the MSEB stood vested in the State Government and pursuant to another Notification w.e.f 6.6.2005 State Government re-vested all properties of the MSEB which stood vested in it, to four Government companies including the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited. It is contended that all contracts, agreements, interests, arrangements, liabilities and contingent liabilities associated with or related to the 2 generation activities of the Board stood transferred to the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited. In this view of the matter, I am inclined to allow the Chamber summons. Chamber summons is therefore, allowed in terms of prayer clauses-(a) & (b). All contentions that may be raised by the defendants are kept open. Amendment to be carried out within a period of three weeks. Chamber summons stands disposed off. (R.S.MOHITE,J) 3