: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1728 OF 2009 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 649 OF 2009 Triveninagar Spine Road Committee & 35 ors. ... Applicant Vs 1. Secretary to the Government, Urban Development & Public Health Dept. & 3 ors. ... Respondents Mr. N.V. Vechalekar for the applicant. Mr. S.R. Nargolkar, AGP, for the respondent No.1. Mr. V.D. Patil for the respondent No.4. CORAM: S.B. MHASE & R.M. SAVANT, JJ. DATED : 24TH JULY, 2009. P.C.: 1. Heard. 2. The matter was disposed of in view of the order dated 3rd April, 2009, which is a self-operative order, for non payment of bhatta. Shri N.V. Vechalekar, the learned counsel for the petitioner points out that the : 2 : Government Pleader has already waived service and the other respondents have also filed their Affidavits. Therefore, he submits that the matter was wrongly listed by the office for orders and, therefore, the dismissal was wrong. 3. We are not in agreement with the learned counsel. When the matter was listed, it was for the petitioner to apprise the office as to in what manner payment of bhatta is not necessary. The learned counsel should have either paid the bhatta and/or should have attended the office and explained to the office the position in respect of non-payment of bhatta, but the orders passed by this court cannot be ignored by the petitioner. The self-operative order has automatically come into force and the petition, therefore, stood dismissed. However, in the interest of justice, the matter is restored to file, subject to payment of costs of Rs.500/- to be paid over to “Kirtikar Law e-Library”. Sd/- Sd/- (R.M. SAVANT) (S.B. MHASE, J.)