:1: :1: :1: IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5442 OF 2007 Mota Shipping Agency, Bombay ...Petitioners Versus The Board of Trustees of The Port of Bombay (Mumbai) and anr. ....Respondents M.P.Vashi i/by. M/s. M.P.Vashi & Associates Adv. for the petitioners. U.J.Makhija with D.J.Dhanure i/by. M/s. M.V.Kini & Co. Adv. for the respondents. CORAM: S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J. 7th January, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. : : : 1. At the request of Mr.Vashi, learned counsel :2: :2: :2: appearing for the petitioner, petition allowed to be withdrawn with liberty to raise all pleas with regard to the ambit and scope of the powers of the Estate Officer to permit cross-examination of the witnesses examined by the Bombay Port Trust, so also, that the Estate Officer was biased while deciding the subject proceedings. Such pleas are allowed to be raised at an appropriate stage and contentions of both sides in that behalf are kept open. Petition dismissed as withdrawn. Ad-interim orders, if any to stand vacated. No order as to costs. sd/- ********