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 WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.8908 OF 2004 PETITION NO.8908 OF 2004 PETITION NO.8908 OF 2004 Tata Motors Limited & anr.. Petitioners vs The State of Maharashtra & ors .. Respondents Mr.G.S.Jetley, Sr.Counsel and Mr.P.S.Jetley and Mr.H.N.Vakil i.b Mulla & Mulla Blunt & Caroe for Petitioners Mr.Vinay Sompal AGP for Respondents CORAM CORAM CORAM : F.I.Rebello and : F.I.Rebello and : F.I.Rebello and J.H.Bhatia, J.H.Bhatia, J.H.Bhatia, JJ JJ JJ DATED: DATED: DATED: 17th 17th 17th April, 2009 April, 2009 April, 2009 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. The issue which arises in this petition was squarely an issue in Writ Petition No.1152 of 1991 Tata Tata Tata Motors Ltd vs State of Maharashtra & ors Motors Ltd vs State of Maharashtra & ors Motors Ltd vs State of Maharashtra & ors (2004) (2004) (2004) 136 STC 1 (SC) 136 STC 1 (SC) 136 STC 1 (SC). 2. For reasons set out therein, Rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). { J.H.Bhatia, J } J.H.Bhatia, J } J.H.Bhatia, J } { F.I.Rebello, J } F.I.Rebello, J } F.I.Rebello, J }