:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2358 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2358 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2358 OF 2008 I. Kathirvel Elayappanandi ..Petitioner versus Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay ..Respondents WITH WITH WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1964 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 1964 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 1964 OF 2008 Sachin Kisan Nayak @ Naik ..Petitioner versus Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai ..Respondents WITH WITH WITH WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2341 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2341 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2341 OF 2008 Hansraj Bihari Dhobi ..Petitioner versus The Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation & Ors. ..Respondents WITH WITH WITH WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2359 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2359 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2359 OF 2008 Selvan Jaipal Kauder ..Petitioner versus Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay ..Respondents WITH WITH WITH WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2405 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2405 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2405 OF 2008 Goldie Purshottam Sud ..Petitioner versus Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay & Anr. ..Respondents :2: WITH WITH WITH WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2440 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2440 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 2440 OF 2008 Amriksingh Nagpal & Anr. ..Petitioners versus Mumbai Municipal Corporation & Anr. ..Respondents Mr. R. A. Thorat for the Petitioners in Writ Petition (L) Nos. 2358 of 2008, 2359 of 2008, 2405 of 2008 and 2440 of 2008. Mr. M. D. Alwe for the Petitioner in W.P. No. 1964 of 2008. Ms. K. S. Chindarkar for the petitioner in W.P. (L) No. 2341 of 2008. Mr. A. Y. Sakhare with Ms. S. M. Model for the BMC. CORAM : SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. AND CORAM : SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. AND CORAM : SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. AND S. A. BOBDE, J. S. A. BOBDE, J. S. A. BOBDE, J. DATE : 21ST OCTOBER, 2008. DATE : 21ST OCTOBER, 2008. DATE : 21ST OCTOBER, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. . Learned counsel for the Corporation submits that he is instructed by the Corporation to state that in all the above cases where the order has been passed or is yet to be passed, all the petitioners will be at liberty to file their replies supported by documents within four weeks from today. If such replies are received, they will be considered and appropriate orders will be passed. The statement is accepted. :3: 2. We direct the Corporation to give a hearing to the affected parties. 3. In view of the statement made, the above writ petitions have rendered infructuous and are disposed of. 4. We further direct that in the event the petitioners in any of the above petitions do not file their written replies supported by documents within a period of four weeks from today, the protection granted to them under the statement of the counsel for the Corporation would stand automatically vacated. Where orders are passed they shall be deemed to be reinstated and where orders are not passed, the Corporation is at liberty to pass appropriate orders. 5. In view of the disposal of the above petitions, Notice of Motion in Writ Petition (L) No. 2341 of 2008 does not survive and disposed of. CHIEF JUSTICE CHIEF JUSTICE CHIEF JUSTICE :4: S. A. BOBDE, J. S. A. BOBDE, J. S. A. BOBDE, J.