1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2898 OF 2005 M/s. Classic System Services & Anr....... ..... Petitioners. Versus Maharashtra State Electricity Board & Ors. .... ..... Respondents. Mr. Ramrao Adik, Sr. Counsel i/by Mr. Peter Lobo for the Petitioners. Mrs. A. R. S. Baxi for Respondent No.1. Mr. P. I. Khemani, AGP for Respondent No.3. CORAM: DALVEER BHANDARI, C.J. & S. A. BOBDE, J. DATED : MAY 2, 2005. P.C. : We have heard learned Counsel for the parties. 2. We direct the Respondent, Maharashtra State Electricity Board to treat the entire writ petition of the petitioners as a 2 comprehensive representation and decide the same after affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioners by a reasoned order as expeditiously as possible and in any event within a period of six weeks from the date of the receipt of this order. To avoid any delay, we direct the petitioners to appear before the Superintending Engineer of Respondent No.1 on 9th May, 2005 at 11.00 a.m. 3. Till the petitioners' matter is finally disposed of by the respondents, the respondents shall not insist on payment of old liability of Rs.1.99 lacs. We further direct the respondents to consider the application of the petitioners for grant of new connection in accordance with law. 4. No further directions are necessary. This petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- 3 S. A. BOBDE, J.