1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1285 OF 2001 M/s.Pankaj Card Products & anr. ..Petitioners V/s. The Municipal Corporation of Greater ..Respondents Mumbai & anr. Mr.Tushar Goradia, Advocate, for the petitioner No. 1 Mr.A.B.Ketkar a/w.Mr.S.K.Chari i/b.M/s.M.V.Kini & Co., Advocate, for the respondent No.2 CORAM : P. B. MAJMUDAR R.M.SAVANT, JJ. DATE : 24TH JUNE, 2009 P.C. . By way of this petition, the petitioner No. 1 has challenged Electricity Bill issued by the respondent No.2 in connection with the electricity connection granted to him in his shop premises. The respondent No.2 issued a Bill dated 29th December, 1998, a copy of bill is annexed at Exhibit E to the petition by which the petitioner No.1 was asked to pay an amount of Rs.80,426/-. 2 According to the petitioner No.1, this Bill is exorbitant and his electricity consumption is not properly recorded. During the pendency of this petition, the recovery on the basis of consumption bill is stayed by this Court. At the time of hearing of this petition, the learned counsel for the petitioner No.1 states that though, the petitioner No.1 is not accepting the said bill however, with a view to put an end to the dispute he is willing to deposit the aforesaid amount with the respondent No.2 but it is requested that reasonable time may be given for making such payment as the financial condition of the Company is not very sound. 2. The learned counsel for the respondent No.2 states that he has no objection, if such reasonable time is granted to the petitioner for making payment of the amount in question. 3 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, we dispose of this petition and as agreed by the petitioner No.1 that the payment towards the Bill will be made, we grant time to the petitioner No.1 with a direction to pay the aforesaid amount in three equal instalments starting from 1st July, 2009 upto 31st October, 2009. The aforesaid amount should be cleared latest by 31st October, 2009, the petitioner No.1 may start paying the said instalments beginning from 1st July, 2009. The learned counsel for the petitioner No.1 states that he is making such request on instructions from his client. The statement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is accepted. Subject to what is stated above, the above Writ Petition is disposed of. Rule discharged. No order as to costs. ( R.M.SAVANT. J.) ( P. B. MAJMUDAR, J.)