IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 6 OF 2007 CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 6 OF 2007 CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 6 OF 2007 IN IN IN WRIT PETITION NO. 16 OF 2001 WRIT PETITION NO. 16 OF 2001 WRIT PETITION NO. 16 OF 2001 Securities & Exchange Board of India ] .. Petitioner Versus 1. The Superintendent of Stamps & ors. ] .. Respondents Mr. Kumar Desai i/b M/s. Maneksha & Sethna for the petitioner. Mr. S.K. Nair for the respondents. CORAM: R.M. LODHA, & SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. DATED: 23RD JANUARY, 2007 P.C. : . When the Writ Petition was called out for hearing, he counsel for petitioner invited our attention to the Chamber Summons taken out by the petitioners seeking amendment in the Writ Petition. By the proposed amendment, the petitioner seeks to add a new ground. The counsel for the respondents has no objection if the amendment is allowed. 2. We, accordingly, grant the Chamber Summons in terms of prayer clause (a). Prayer clause (a) reads : 2 : thus: "(a) that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or a Writ in the nature of Mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ, direction or order under Article 226 of the Constitution of India directing the Respondents to refund the additional stamp duty of Rs.83,75,300/- with interest @ 24% p.a. and penalty of Rs.250/- paid by SEBI under protest." 3. Necessary amendment be carried out within two weeks from today and amended copy of the Writ Petition be served on the respondents. 4. Writ Petition shall be posted for hearing thereafter. 5. Chamber Summons stands disposed of. Sd/- [R.M. LODHA, J.] [R.M. LODHA, J.] [R.M. LODHA, J.] Sd/- [SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.] [SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.] [SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.]