1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY O. O. C. J. WRIT PETITION (LODG.) NO.2645 OF 2008 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. ..Petitioner. Vs. Life Insurance Corporation of India and another ..Respondents. .... Ms. S.I. Shah i/b M/s. S.I. Shah & Co. for the Petitioner. Mr. V.Y. Sanglikar for Respondent No.1. .... CORAM: SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. & DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. 27th January, 2009. P.C. : We have heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 2. Counsel appearing for Respondent No.1 has filed an application for recovery of arrears of rent before the Estate Officer. The present Petitioner - non applicant took a preliminary objection with regard to the maintainability of the application and with a prayer that the matter be sent to a High Powered Committee as it related to a dispute between two public sector undertakings. 2 3. According to Counsel appearing for the Petitioner the order of the Estate Officer is contrary to the principles of law stated in different judgments and such matters may be referred to a High Powered Committee constituted under the judgment of the Supreme Court. On the other hand, the contention raised for the Respondents is that this is not a matter which deserves to be referred to a High Powered Committee and is purely a matter of recovery of arrears of rent simplicitor. The judgment of the Supreme Court in Steel Authority of India Ltd. v. Life Insurance Corporation of India – AIR 1997 SC 2590 as well as of this Court in the case of National Aviation Company of India Limited v. Life Insurance Corporation of India decided on 7th October, 2008 has clearly rejected such contentions. It is also contended that a commitment was made for clearing all the dues and there was correspondence between the parties to that effect. 4. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties and in view of the judgment of the Supreme Court, we see no reason to interfere with the view taken by the Estate Officer. The Petition is 3 dismissed. CHIEF JUSTICE DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.