*1* IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.9156/2009 and WRIT PETITION NO.9157/2009 and WRIT PETITION NO.9159/2009 The Daffodil Mahindra Gardens Co-op. Housing Society Ltd.. ..Petitioner -VERSUS- The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and others. ..Respondents ............... Lalit V. Jain, Advocate for the Petitioner. ............... CORAM: A.P.DESHPANDE, J. Dated 16th November, 2009. PC:- 1 The orders passed by the Small Causes Court at Mumbai dated 11th September, 2009 are challenged by filing these Writ Petitions. By the impugned orders, the delay is condoned and the Respondent-Corporation is permitted to file the Written Statement. The proceedings before the Small Causes Court are in the nature of Municipal Appeal calling in question the rateable value fixed by the assessor, the Collector and the Respondent-Corporation. The Small Causes Court being of the view that the provisions of Order-8 Rule-1 of the Civil Procedure Code are not strictly applicable to the present proceedings has, in the interest of justice, condoned the delay and *2* permitted the Respondent-Corporation to file the Written Statement on record. 2 Perused the impugned orders. An endeavour on the part of the Trial Court is to have adjudication of the dispute on merits. No case is made out for interfering with the impugned orders. In the result, Writ Petitions are summarily dismissed. (A.P. Deshpande, J)