1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 636 OF 2010 Mr. Mohammed Farooque Abdul Razzak ...Petitioner Versus The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Anr. ...Respondents Mr. S.S. Lanke for the Petitioner Ms. V.S. Gharpure for Respondent/MCGM. CORAM: J.N. PATEL AND A.P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATE: MARCH 23, 2010 P.C.:- Heard. 2. This petition has been filed for a direction to the respondents for increasing the budget estimates for Ward No. 135, Cheeta Camp, Trombay, Mumbai, from Rs.50,00,000/- to Rs.18,95,50,000/- in the proposed budget of the respondents for financial year 2010-11, taking into consideration all the recommendations of the Ward Committee. 2 3. The petitioner is a Municipal Councillor for Ward No. 135, elected as an independent candidate. 4. Considering the averments in the petition, we are of the view that the powers are vested in the General Body of the Municipal Corporation to take policy-decisions regarding budgetary provisions after discussions / debates in the House. It is open for the petitioner to raise this demand in the House, in which discussions take place, in order to persuade the House to justify his demand before it. 5. In our view, it would not be appropriate for this Court to exercise jurisdiction in policy-matters such as budgetary provisions being made for respective wards of the Municipal Corporation, as it is exclusively within the purview of the House to take appropriate decision. 6. We, therefore, are of the view that this petition cannot be entertained. The petition is dismissed. J.N. PATEL, J. A.P. BHANGALE, J.