-: 1 :- HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION SUMMARY SUIT NO. 3455 OF 1993. Bank of India. ..Plaintiff. Versus Seth Rajeev. ..Defendant. Mr. Ajay Khaire i/b M/s. M. S. Bhodhanwala & co., for the plaintiff. Coram : R. V. MORE, J. Date : January 25, 2010. P. C. : 1. The above suit is filed under the provisions of Order-XXXVII Rule-2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 for recovery of an amount of Rs.2,99,015.15 paise with further interest thereon @ 2.5 % p.m. The writ of summons was issued and handed over to the plaintiff on 18th October 1993. However, since then the plaintiff has not taken any steps for service of the same on the defendant. At the request of the learned counsel for the plaintiff, suit was adjourned from time to time to enable the plaintiff to take appropriate steps in the suit. On 4th January 2010, when the matter appeared on board none appeared on behalf the plaintiff and therefore this Court passed following order. “A perusal of the record discloses that the plaintiff has not taken any steps including step for service of summons on the defendant since the year 1993. In that view of the matter, place the suit for dismissal under the provisions of Rule-227 of the Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980. Stand over to 11.1.2010.” -: 2 :- 2. The suit appeared on board on 11th January 2010, however at the request of the learned counsel for the plaintiff it was adjourned. Today also the learned counsel for the plaintiff could not give any explanation for non compliance of the provisions of Rule-227 of the Bombay High Court (Original Side) Rules, 1980. The suit is, therefore, dismissed for want of steps under the said provisions. (R.V. MORE, J.)