State Of Gujarat vs. Indian Rayon

\224ITEM NO.14 COURT NO.5 SECTION IIIA S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil)....../2011 CC 15300/2011 (From the judgement and order dated 09/07/2010 in SCA No.11495/2009 of The HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD) STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR Petitioner(s) VERSUS INDIAN RAYON & ANR Respondent(s) WITH I.A. No. 1(C/Delay in filing SLP and office report) Date: 23/09/2011 This Petition was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D.K. JAIN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL R. DAVE For Petitioner(s) Mr. H.N. Salve, Sr. Adv. Mr. Kamaldeep, Adv. Ms. Hemantika Wahi,Adv. Ms. Jesal, Adv. For Respondent(s) Ms. Mega Jani, Adv. Mr. Ejaj Maqbool, Adv. Mr. Mrigan K Prabhakar, Adv. Ms. Sakshi Banga, Adv. UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Issue notice on the application seeking condonation of delay as well as in the special leave petition. Mr. Ejaj Maqbool, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No. 1 and seeks time to file counter affidavit. Let the needful be done within four weeks. Rejoinder affidavit, if necessary, may be filed within

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2 In the meantime, operation of the impugned judgment shall remain stayed, subject to the condition that no coercive steps shall be taken for recovery of the Municipal Property Tax, from the first respondent.

two weeks thereafter.

We have asked learned counsel appearing for the first respondent to seek instructions if the said respondent is willing to deposit the disputed demand on the condition that in case they succeed in this petition, the State will be liable to pay interest at a rate to be determined by this Court at the time of final disposal of the case.

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