(-1-) MGN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2183 OF 2002 Jitendra Ramraj Shukla ......Petitioner Vs. 1.Union of India & Anr. ..Respondents Mr. A.C.Singh for the Petitioner. Mr. G.Hariharan with Mr. N.R. Prajapati for respondent No.1. CORAM: F.I. CORAM: F.I. CORAM: F.I. REBELLO REBELLO REBELLO & A.A.KUMBHAKONI,JJ. A.A.KUMBHAKONI,JJ. A.A.KUMBHAKONI,JJ. DATED: 29th september,2008 DATED: 29th september,2008 DATED: 29th september,2008 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . The petitioner was allotted a petrol pump and an agreement was entered into on 17th April, 2002 for 15 years. Apprehending that the Agreement would be terminated the petitioner approached this Court by filing this petition. On 16th August, 2002 an interim order came to be issued that the respondent No.2 shall not withdraw/cancel the allotment of petrol pump to the petitioner made pursuant to the agreement dated 17th April, 2002, save and except in accordance with law and provisions made in the agreement, nor shall dispossess the petitioner from the petrol pump premises. On 4th September, 2002 when the matter came up before this Court a statement was made on behalf of the respondent No.1 that the Supreme Court in Transfer Application No.417-423/2002 has passed (-2-) an order staying further proceedings in the Writ Petitions filed and pending in various High Courts/proceedigns before Subordinate Courts relating to the cancellation dated 9th August, 2002. In view of that the Petition was adjourned sine die. 2. The Supreme Court thereafter in Omkar Lal Omkar Lal Omkar Lal Bajaj & Ors. vs. Union of India & Anr., (2003) 2 Bajaj & Ors. vs. Union of India & Anr., (2003) 2 Bajaj & Ors. vs. Union of India & Anr., (2003) 2 S.C.C. 673 S.C.C. 673 S.C.C. 673 including the Transferred Cases referred to in the order of this Court dated 4th September, 2002 passed an order whereby a Committee came to be appointed. Various directions were set out in para.57 of the said Judgement. The Committee thereafter submitted its report. The parties aggrieved by the findings of the Committee filed the objections. The learned Supreme Court after considering the various objections disposed of the petitions. The said judgment is reported in Mukund Mukund Mukund Swarup Mishra vs. Union of India & Ors., (2007) 2 Swarup Mishra vs. Union of India & Ors., (2007) 2 Swarup Mishra vs. Union of India & Ors., (2007) 2 S.C.C. 536. S.C.C. 536. S.C.C. 536. 3. In our opinion, therefore, the present petition can also be disposed of. Time was granted to the petitioner on 7th June, 2008 to place on record the status of the matter before the Supreme Court so that this Court can proceed with the matter. The matter thereafter came again on board on 1st September, 2008 when once again the time was (-3-) granted a last chance. When the matter comes up before this today, Court once again a plea is made for adjournment. In our opinion it would not be possible to adjourn the matter. 4. This petition can be disposed of by issuing the following directions:- (i) The Respondent No.2 to consider the case of the petitioner in the light of the judgments of the Supreme Court as reported in Omkar Lal Bajaj & Ors. Omkar Lal Bajaj & Ors. Omkar Lal Bajaj & Ors. vs. Union of India & Anr., (2003) 2 S.C.C. 673 vs. Union of India & Anr., (2003) 2 S.C.C. 673 vs. Union of India & Anr., (2003) 2 S.C.C. 673 and Mukund Swarup Mishra vs. Union of India & Ors., Mukund Swarup Mishra vs. Union of India & Ors., Mukund Swarup Mishra vs. Union of India & Ors., (2007) 2 S.C.C. 536. (2007) 2 S.C.C. 536. (2007) 2 S.C.C. 536. (ii) Interim order stands vacated. (iii) With the above observations Writ Petition stands disposed off. (A.A.KUMBHAKONI, J.) (A.A.KUMBHAKONI, J.) (A.A.KUMBHAKONI, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.)