-: 1 :- HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 235 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 2297 OF 2009 Kishore Murlidhar Mani & Anr. ..Petitioners. Versus Rajan C. Mani & Ors. ..Respondents. And Leela Kishore Mani. ..Applicant. Mr. Chetan Kapadia i/b Mr. M. G. Gawade for the applicant. Mr. Bhandary for respondent no.1. Mr. Bomi Patel i/b Mr. R. Mirza for respondent no.2. Mr. R. M. Patne, AGP for respondent Nos. 5 & 6. Coram : R. V. MORE, J. Date : March 25, 2010. P. C. : 1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. The present civil application is taken out by the wife of deceased petitioner no.1 to bring herself on record of the above writ petition in place of petitioner no.1. Petitioner no.1 expired on 18th December 2009 leaving behind the applicant - Leela Kishore Mani and two daughters namely, Gitanjali Jurani and Pournima Jagtiani. This civil application is filed on 18th January 2010. Taking into consideration these dates, in my view, the applicant is entitled to be substituted in place of her deceased husband. So far as the daughters of the -: 2 :- deceased Kishore are concerned, it is the submission of the applicant that wife alone is entitled to succeed the property of deceased Kishore and daughters cannot succeed to this property. This submission is contested by learned counsel for respondent no.1. In these circumstances, interest of justice will be sub-served by making the daughters party respondents to the above writ petition. In view of the above, I pass following order. -: O R D E R :- (1) Civil application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). (2) In addition to above, the applicant is further directed to add daughters of deceased petitioner, namely, Gitanjali Jurani and Pournima Jagtiani as party respondent to the writ petition. (3) The Applicant shall carry out the necessary amendment within the period of two weeks from today and thereafter within the period of two weeks shall serve the amended copy of petition on all concerned. (4) Civil Application stands disposed of. (R.V. MORE, J.)