-: 1 :- HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 7401 of 2009 Atul Ashar. ..Petitioner. Versus State of Maharashtra & Others. ..Respondents. Mr. D. C. Parekh a/w Ms. Vasanti Banjera for the Petitioner. Mr. Kishore Jain a/w Mr. Tushar Goradia for the respondent nos. 4 & 5. Mr. P. P. Kakade, AGP for the Respondent nos. 1 & 2 – State. Mr. M. M. Vashi a/w Chetan Kapadia, Manish Gite i/b M/s. Nankani & Associates for respondent no.3. Coram : S. B. Mhase & R. M. Savant, JJ. Date : September 9, 2009. P. C. : 1. Heard. The present petition is directed as against the demand notice dated 5th June 2009 issued by the Collector of Stamps, Bombay. The said notice itself states that the Petitioner can approach the Collector within one month and thereafter the Collector will take the decision. Learned counsel for the Petitioner states that as per this demand notice they have approached the Collector but the Collector has not decided the matter. Learned AGP states that the Collector will pass appropriate orders taking into consideration the written submissions filed by the Petitioner. In view of this, we direct the Collector of Stamps, Bombay to pass a reasoned order in the light of the submissions filed by the petitioner, whilst -: 2 :- answering the demand notice dated 5th June 2009. The whole exercise shall be completed by the Collector within a period of 15 days. 2. At this stage, learned counsel for the Petitioner makes a statement that the Petitioner is ready to deposit the amount as per the demand notice dated 5th June 2009, reserving his rights to challenge the final order that would be passed by the Collector. The statement is accepted. Accordingly, Collector is directed to accept the amount. On such deposit being made the petitioner is entitled to file appropriate application before the City Civil Court for proceeding with the trial. 3. If for the purpose of proceeding with the trial the original documents are required by the City Civil Court and/or by either of the parties to the suit, the Court shall call the original documents from the Collector and make them available for the purpose of proof. 4. With these directions petition is disposed of. (R.M.SAVANT, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.)