IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WEALTH TAX REFERENCE (LDG.) NOS. CASE NO. APPLICANT NAME RESPONDENT NAME 298/1986 Shri B.S.Mohatta. C.W.T., Bombay 308/1986 Brahm Vasudeva C.W.T., Bombay 343/1986 H.H.Madhavrao J.Scindia C.W.T., Bombay 445/1986 S.B.Garware (HUF) C.W.T., Bombay 523/1986 Shri Ganeshmal Fattelal Malu (HUF) C.W.T., Bombay 272/1987 B.S.Mohatta (Indl.) C.W.T., Bombay 273/1987 Shri H.L.Patel C.W.T., Bombay 420/1987 Shri C.H.Choksey & ors. C.W.T., Bombay 440/1987 Shri Sadanand Bakimrai C.W.T., Bombay 473/1987 Shri V.M.Abhyankar HUF C.W.T., Bombay 601/1987 B.S.Mohatta C.W.T., Bombay 605/1987 H.R.Raja and Bros. (HUF) C.W.T., Bombay 610/1987 Shri Sadanand Hakimrai C.W.T., Bombay 663/1987 Shri Mulchand A. Shah C.W.T., Bombay 381/1988 Smt.Sushilaben I. Nanavati C.W.T., Bombay 406/1988 Shri P.F.Mehta C.W.T., Bombay 420/1988 CMAI Family Trust C.W.T., Bombay 540/1988 Smt.Ashaben Bhagwandas C.W.T., Bombay 565/1988 Shri Devinder Singh Sahney C.W.T., Bombay None for the applicant None for the respondent. CORAM : V.C.DAGA AND J.P.DEVADHAR, JJ. DATED : 15th September 2009. P.C. : All these matters were called out since the matters were pending in this Court right from the years 1986 to 1988. Almost more than 21 to 23 years have passed. No steps have been taken by the assessees / revenue at whose instance the statements of case in their respective cases have been forwarded by the Tribunal. 2. This Court had issued notices to the parties to the references. They were called upon to take steps approaching the office of the Prothonotary and Senior Master of this Court and to take steps as required under section 657 of the Bombay High Court (Original Side) Rules, 1980 (“Rules for short) so as to place the references on board for final disposal since the provision of rule 657 required the person at whose instance reference has been made to take necessary steps to supply paper book. In the event of noncompliance of rule 659, the matters were required to be placed on Board for orders. Order was required to be passed in exercise of powers under rule 660 of the Rules. That is how all these matters are placed on board for orders. 3. Since no steps have been taken by the assessees in either of the matters as required under rules 657 and 658 of the Rules, we have no option but to return all these references unanswered in exercise of powers under rule 659 of the Rules. 4. In the result, all these references are returned unanswered and disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. (J.P.DEVADHAR, J.) (V.C.DAGA J.)