1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WEALTH TAX REFERENCE (L) NO.132 OF 1998 R.K. Sanghi (HUF) ..Applicant V/s. The Commissioner of Wealth Tax ..Respondent. Mr. P.C. Tripathi i/b. S.J. Mehta for applicant. None for respondent. CORAM : V.C.DAGA AND J.P.DEVADHAR, JJ. DATED : 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2009. P.C. :- 1. Learned counsel appeared on behalf of the assessee and prayed for adjournment. However, he has not filed Vakalatnama or power to appear on behalf of the assessee. In the circumstances, the prayer made cannot be accepted at his instance. 2. This matter was called out since it was pending in this Court right from the year 1998 i.e. more than 10 years have passed. No steps have been taken by the assessee at whose instance the statement of case has been forwarded by the Tribunal. 3. This Court had issued notice to the party to the reference and called upon to take steps by approaching the office of the Prothonotary and Senior Master of this Court and to take steps as required under section 657 of the Bombay High Court (Original Side) Rules, 1980 (“Rules for short) so as 2 to place the reference on board for final disposal since the provision of rule 657 required the person at whose instance reference has been made to take necessary steps to supply paper book. In the event of non compliance of rule 659, the matter was required to be placed on Board for order. Order was required to be passed in exercise of powers under rule 660 of the Rules. That is how this matter is placed on board for order. 4. Since no steps has been taken by the assessee in the matter as required under rules 657 and 658 of the Rules, we have no option but to return this reference unanswered in exercise of powers under rule 659 of the Rules. 5. In the result, the reference is returned unanswered and disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. (J.P.DEVADHAR, J.) (V.C.DAGA, J.)