IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.33 OF 2009 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Anr. ..... Petitioner V/s. Additional Collector & Competent Authority (ULC), Greater Mumbai and Ors. ..... Respondents Mr.F.E.D'Vitre, Senior Advocate with Mr.M.D.Soidia, Mr.N.S.Modi and Yogesh Tikam i/by Rustamji & Ginwala, for the petitioner. Mr.D.A.Nalawade, Govt. Pleader, for the State. CORAM : P.B.MAJMUDAR & R.M.SAVANT, JJ. DATE : 24TH APRIL, 2009. P.C. 1. In view of the consensus prevailing between the petitioner and respondents, we dispose of the petition with a direction that the Registering authority shall register the documents in question within a period of four weeks from today. So far as the demand of the respondents to the tune of Rs.170,81,19,062/- is concerned, the learned Govt. Pleader for the State has submitted that the dispute in connection with the said amount between the petitioner and the State shall be referred to the High Power Committee as per the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Oil and Natural Gas Commission V/s. Collector of Central Excise, 1994 (70) E.L.T. 45 (SC), which is further clarified in the case of Oil and Natural Gas 2 Commission V/s. Collector of Central Excise, (2004) 6 SCC 437. 2. In view of the above, the dispute shall accordingly be referred to the High Power Committee within a period of two months from today. It is agreed by both the sides that the parties shall abide by the decision of the High Power Committee, subject to their right to challenge the said decision in accordance with law, including the grounds raised in this petition. The Registering authority shall accordingly register the documents as indicated in this order. 3. Subject to what is stated above, the petition stands disposed of. 4. Registering authority to act on an authenticated copy of this order. ( R.M.SAVANT, J. ) ( P.B.MAJMUDAR, J. )