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 ORDINARY ORDINARY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION SUIT SUIT SUIT NO. 1029 of NO. 1029 of NO. 1029 of 1985 Meetali Girish Bapat .. Plaintiff versus Bombay Muni.Corpn. & ors .. Defendants Ms. Sushmita Berman i/b M.Desai for Plff Mr A.N.Gaikwad i.b M.V.Shetty for Defts CORAM CORAM CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J : D.G. KARNIK, J : D.G. KARNIK, J DATED DATED DATED : 11th August, 2005. : 11th August, 2005. : 11th August, 2005. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the plaintiff and the defendants. The defendants have not filed the written statement for nearly 20 years. Hence, the averments made in the plaintiff are deemed to be accepted. Suit of the plaintiff is decreed under Order 8 Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure in terms of the prayer clause (a) with modification that interest would be payable at 9 % p.a. from the date of the suit till payment. D.G.KARNIK, J