1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY O.O.C.J. WRIT PETITION NO.88 OF 1996 M/s.B.O.C.India Limited and another .. Petitioners v/s. Union of India and another .. Respondents Mr.D.B.Shroff, Senior Counsel i/by M/s.Pardiwalla & Co. for the petitioners. Mr.A.J.Rana, Senior Counsel with Ms.S.V.Bharucha for the respondents. CORAM : R.M. LODHA & J.P.DEVADHAR, JJ. DATED : 14TH MARCH, 2006. P.C. After the writ petition was argued for some time by the learned senior counsel for the parties, they agreed for the following order:- (i) The impugned order dated 22nd November, 1995 passed by the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, Division-II shall be treated as notice to show cause to the petitioners. 2 (ii) The petitioners shall file their reply/objections to the deemed show-cause notice within four weeks from today. (iii) The Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, Division-II, Bombay-II (respondent No.2) or any other designated adjudicatory authority shall hear the petitioners and pass an appropriate order within three months from the date of filing of the reply/objections by the petitioners. 2. Needless to say that the petitioners shall cooperate with the adjudicatory authority for completion of the adjudication proceedings within the time schedule fixed in the order. No costs. (R.M.LODHA, J.) (J.P.DEVADHAR, J.)