1 jpc/- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 463 OF 2010 Nirlon Limited and another .. Petitioners Versus The Municipal Corporation for Greater Mumbai and others .. Respondents Mr. Gaurav Joshi a/w Mr. C. Rashmikant a/w Mr. N. Sahu i/by Federal & Rashmikant for the petitioners Mr. S. S. Pakale a/w Ms. T. H. Puranik for the Respondents. Mr. J. Bhavsar- Copmpany Secretary & HRD Legal and Mr. H.P. Shroff,Senior Manager, Corporate Planning of petitioner present Mr. S. N. Phansekar, Joint A & C, Mr. P. K. Pathare, A.A. & C. P/s and Mr. L.B. Raorane, W.I. P/s, of Respondent present. CORAM : S. J. KATHAWALLA, J. DATE : 6th April, 2010 P.C.: Following order is passed by consent of the parties. i. The petitioners shall on or before 15th May, 2010 deposit with the Respondents the amount which has remained to be paid for the period 2004-2005 pertaining to property PS 2422(21-A). ii. As far as the tax pertaining to subsequent years, this Court is informed by the learned Advocate appearing for the Corporation that the Corporation has already passed its orders 2 in all the Complaints filed by the petitioners and no orders are now pending. The learned Advocate for the petitioner has informed this Court that the petitioners have already filed appeals from all the orders passed by the Corporation and the said appeals are pending before the Small Causes Court. iii. The Corporation shall file their computation in all the pending Appeals within a period of two weeks from today and forthwith forward a copy of the same to the Advocate for the Petitioners. The Petitioners shall file their response if any within a period of two weeks thereafter. iv. The Small Causes Court, Mumbai shall determine the amount payable by the petitioners and shall pass its orders within a period of four weeks from the date of the petitioners filing their response. v. The petitioners shall deposit the amount so computed by the Small Causes Court upto the date of the appeals within a period of four weeks from the date of the order passed by the Small Causes Court, Mumbai. vi. The Corporation has clarified that there are currently no 3 complaints pending pertaining to property PS 2422 (21-A) filed by the petitioners on which orders are required to be passed and in fact no occasion shall arise for the Corporation to issue any further notices pertaining to property PS 2422 (21-A) until computation orders are passed by the Small Causes Court, since the rateable value as regards the said property has remained unchanged. vii. All the appeals pertaining to the property PS 2422 (21-A) shall be finally decided by the Small Causes Court on or before 30th September, 2010. viii. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. ix. Liberty to apply. (S. J. KATHAWALLA, J.)