FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.3976 OF 2004 PETITION NO.3976 OF 2004 PETITION NO.3976 OF 2004 -------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s Court’s or Judge’s orders orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. -------------------------------------------------------- Mr.S.D.Rayirakar for the Petitioner Mr. R.M. Patne, A.G.P. for Respondents CORAM CORAM CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & S.P. KUKDAY,JJ. : F.I. REBELLO & S.P. KUKDAY,JJ. : F.I. REBELLO & S.P. KUKDAY,JJ. DATED DATED DATED : 16TH FEBRUARY, 2005 : 16TH FEBRUARY, 2005 : 16TH FEBRUARY, 2005 P.C. P.C. P.C. . Application for condonation of delay in preferring the appeal has been dismissed. The delay was of over 2 years. The learned Additional District Judge after considering the facts has refused to exercise discretion. Even otherwise the contention was only in the matter of assessment. The Small Causes Court has assessed the rate differently for business premises and for residential premises. 2. We find no case for interference. Petition rejected. (F.I. (F.I. (F.I. REBELLO, J.) REBELLO, J.) REBELLO, J.) (S.P. (S.P. (S.P. KUKDAY, J.) KUKDAY, J.) KUKDAY, J.)