1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMPANY PETITION NO.352 OF 2005 Deven Lalitkumar Thakkar Prop.of M/s.Deven Enterprises .. Petitioner Vs. Print House (India) Pvt.Ltd. ... Respondents Mr.Dharmendra M. Joshi for the petitioner None for the respondents CORAM : S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. DATED : 19th JULY, 2010 P.C.: 1. This is a petition for winding up the respondent company inter alia on the ground that it is unable to pay its debts. 2. According to the petitioners, the respondents are indebted to him in the sum which today exceeds Rs.14.0 lacs. The principal amount claimed is Rs.7,21,071/-. The claim arises on account of goods sold and delivered by the petitioners to the respondents on the terms and conditions contained in several invoices. The invoices stipulated interest @ 24% p.a. There was no reply to the statutory notice. The 2 Company is absent today. The Company was absent even when the petition was admitted by an order on 23.09.2005. 3. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner states that he has received an unaffirmed copy of the affidavit in reply under cover by letter dated 01.02.2005. However no affidavit in reply is on record. 4. In these circumstances, there is no defence to the petitioners claim. The petition is therefore, made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a) and (b). The petitioners shall be entitled to costs of Rs.10,000/- which may be recovered in the winding up proceedings.