IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY O. O. C. J. SUIT NO.328 OF 1987 The Board of Trustees of the Port of Bombay ..Plaintiffs. Vs. Messrs Aruna Crafts International ..Defendants. ... Mr. U. J. Makhija i/b Mulla & Mulla for the Plaintiffs. None for the Defendant. .... CORAM: DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. 17th August, 2006. P.C. : The suit has been instituted for the recovery of the charges of the Port Trust. The Defendants have been served. No written statement has been filed in the suit which was instituted on 24th March, 1986. An affidavit in lieu of the examination-in-chief has been filed on behalf of the Plaintiffs by Mr. Sawant, Assistant Tax Manager. A compilation of documents is tendered and taken on the record. In these circumstances, since there is no written statement, the suit shall stand decreed in the sum of Rs.1,77,166.10/-. The Plaintiffs would be entitled to interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of the institution of the suit until payment or realization and the costs of the suit.