-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7964 OF 200 WRIT PETITION NO.7964 OF 200 WRIT PETITION NO.7964 OF 2007 Shri Shashikant Shankarrao Puram, .. Petitioner. Vs Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corpn and anr. .. Respondents. Mr S.J.Rairkar i/b Mr D.J.Bhange, for the petitioner. Mr N.V.Walawalkar with Mr G.H.Keluskar, for respondent no.1. CORAM : D.B.Bhosale,J. CORAM : D.B.Bhosale,J. CORAM : D.B.Bhosale,J. DATE : 28.03.08. DATE : 28.03.08. DATE : 28.03.08. PC: PC: PC: . Rule. Learned counsel waives service for the respondent no.1. By consent, rule is made returnable forthwith and heard finally. I have heard Mr Rairkar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr Walawalkar, senior counsel for respondent no.1. 2. This writ petition challenges the judgments and orders passed by the courts below disposing of Municipal Appeal No.19 of 2002 and Civil Appeal No.590 of 2005, by which a rateable value fixed by the respondents in respect of the petitioner’s property by its order dated 18.12.2001 has been confirmed. The dismissal of the Municipal Appeal and the civil appeal is essentially on the ground of limitation. It is true that while disposing of the municipal appeal, the Small Causes Court has also -2- recorded its findings on merits. 3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties for quite some time and they have fairly stated that I need not record reasons for disposing of this writ petition and they have agreed for the following order:- . The impugned judgments dated 8.7.2005 and 21.6.2007 are quashed and set aside. Municipal Appeal No.19 of 2002 stands restored to file. The Small Causes Court shall decide the Municipal Appeal afresh on merits and without entering into an issue of limitation after giving an opportunity of being heard to both the sides, and to file their additional pleadings and evidence, if any, as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of this order. All contentions of the parties are kept open. With these observations, the rule is disposed of. (D.B.Bhosale,J.) (D.B.Bhosale,J.) (D.B.Bhosale,J.)