1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION WP/1861/2008 JIJABHAI M. THORAT ...Petitioner V/s UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/1894/2008 AMIT KANTILAL OSWAL ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/1902/2008 MR.KANTILAL P.OSWAL(HUF) ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/1911/2008 PRAKASHBAI KANTILAL OSWAL ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/1919/2008 POOJA AMIT OSWAL ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/1920/2008 2 KANTILAL PRITHVIRAJ OSWAL ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/1901/2008 MANOHAR MOTUMAL AHUJA ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/1903/2008 ANAND ASHOK AHUJA ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/1908/2008 MANOHAR MOTUMAL AHUJA ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/1916/2008 SURESH MOTUMAL AHUJA ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/1931/2008 ASHOK MOTUMAL AHUJA ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/1939/2008 3 Ramchandra Motumal Ahuja ....Petitioner V/s. UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. .....Respondents WITH WP/2118/2008 DEEPAK KUKREJA ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2119/2008 DHARMESH b. KHEMCHANDANI ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2120/2008 BHARAT UDYOG LTD. ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2121/2008 KANAYO G. PINJANI ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2122/2008 SRICHAND KUKREJA ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2123/2008 4 NAND S. KUKREJA ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2124/2008 MAHESH KUKREJA ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2125/2008 ASHOK KUKREJA ......Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2126/2008 M/S.JHAMTANI TRADERS ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2127/2008 JUMROMAL JHAMTANI ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2128/2008 A. B. NAGI REDDY ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2129/2008 5 M/S. SUNSHINE PAVINGS PVT. LTD....Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2130/2008 PRITPAL C. JHAMTANI ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2131/2008 JAYA R. JHAMTANI ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2132/2008 ISHWAR J. JHAMTANI ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2133/2008 RAJKUMAR JHAMTANI ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2134/2008 CHARANSINGH JHAMTANI ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH 6 WP/2135/2008 DEEPAK C. JHAMTANI ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/2136/2008 LAXMIBAI J. JHAMTANI ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/141/2009 GURUMUKHSINGH GURDASSINGH ...Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/205/2009 JITENDRASINGH GURMUKHSINGH PANJWANI ..Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/206/2009 KARTARSINGH GURMUKHSINGH PANJWANI ..Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH 7 WP/221/2009 AJITSINGH GURMUKHSINGH PANJWANI ..Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/250/2009 GURDEEPSINGH GURMUKHSINGH PANJWANI ..Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/263/2009 HARISINGH GURMUKHSINGH PANJWANI ..Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/270/2009 RAJENDRASINGH GURMUKHSINGH PANJWANI ..Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents WITH WP/594/2009 JAGJITSINGH GURMUKHSINGH PANJWANI ..Petitioner V/S UNION OF INDIA AND Ors. ...Respondents 8 Ms. Aasifa Khan for petitioners in Writ Petition Nos. 1894, 1902, 1919 and 1920 of 2008 Mr. K. Gopal with Mr. Jitendra Singh for Petitioners in Writ Petition Nos.1901, 1903, 1908, 1916, 1931, 1939, 2118 to 2136 of 2008 and 141,205, 206, 221, 250, 263, 270 and 594 of 2009. Mr. B.M. Chatterji with Mr. Abhay Ahuja, Mr. R. Ashokan, Mr. N.R. Prajapati, Mr. A.S. Shivsharan, Mrs. Anamica Malhotra and Mr. P.S. Sahadevan, for the Revenue. CORAM : FERDINO I. REBELLO & J.H. BHATIA, JJ. DATED : 7th August, 2009. P.C. Rule has been issued in each of these petitions. 2. The issue which arises in these petitions is similar to what was in issue in Writ Petition No.952 of 2008. For the reasons set out in the judgment in Writ Petition No.952 of 2008 the present Petitions also will have to be allowed. 3. In the light of that the Settlement Commission to consider whether the application of the petitioner in each of these petitions stands abated for reasons attributable to the petitioner as set out in Writ Petition No.952 of 2008. If it holds that it was not so then to proceed with the application according to law. 4. Rule made absolute in each of these petitions in the aforesaid terms (J.H. BHATIA, J.) (FERDINO I. REBELLO, J.) 9