1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO.1114 OF 2008 IN SUIT NO.2677 OF 2005 Ms.Yevonne John Gonsalves ..Plaintiff V/s. Steven Peter Gonsalves & ors .. Defendants Mr.Prashant Desai i/b.Mr.P.M.Shah, Advocate, for the plaintiff Mr.K.J.Hakani, Advocate, for the defendant No.21 Mrs.Meenakshi Iyer i/b.Doijode Associates, Advocate, for the defendant No.20 CORAM : R.M.SAVANT, J. DATE : 12TH NOVEMBER, 2008 P.C. . By the above Chamber Summons, the applicant/defendant No.21 claims the following reliefs in terms of prayer clauses (a), (b) and (c). (a) That this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to revise the valuation of the claims in the Suit and to determine the correct valuation of each claim in the Suit for the purpose of Court fees after holding necessary inquiry. 2 (b) That this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to direct the plaintiff to pay deficit Court fees on the claims that may be found after calculating on the basis of correct valuation determined as per prayer (a) above within such time as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper, and that on failure of the plaintiff, to pay deficit Court fees, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to reject the plaint in the above Suit under Order VII, Rule 11 (b) of the I.P.C. (c) That pending the determination of correct valuation of claims in the Suit as per prayer (a) above, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to stay further proceedings in the above Suit No.2677 of 2005. 2. The learned counsel for the applicant/defendant No.21 states that the issue as regards valuation of the suit be referred to the learned Taxing Master of this Court. In the light of the relief sought in the plaint the request seems to be reasonable. The learned Taxing Master of this Court is, therefore, directed to consider the valuation of the suit in the light of the relief claimed and submit a report to this Court within a period of eight weeks from date. The learned Taxing Master would be at liberty to hear the plaintiff and the applicant/defendant No.21 or any other party to the suit on that aspect. The Chamber Summons is, accordingly made absolute to the aforesaid extent. Needless to say that pending the said consideration 3 by the learned Taxing Master, the further proceedings in the above suit are stayed. (R.M.SAVANT, J.)