bsb IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 4196 OF 2003 IN FIRST APPEAL NO. 988 OF 1997 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant V/s 1. Shri Raghu Changa Patil (since deceased through his legal heirs) 1a. Shri Chantaman Raghunath Patil & ors. .. Respondents Mr. K.K. Tated, A.G.P. for the applicant. None for the respondents. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: S. B. MHASE & S. B. MHASE & S. B. MHASE & SMT. SMT. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. DATED: DATED: DATED: 13TH MARCH, 2007. 13TH MARCH, 2007. 13TH MARCH, 2007. P.C. P.C. P.C.: 1. Heard. 2. The respondents though served, absent. 3. This application is to bring on record the legal heirs of the deceased respondent No.1. The application is not opposed. Therefore, the delay in preferring the appeal is condoned. Abatement set aside. Legal heirs be brought on record. Civil application is allowed and disposed of. 2 (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (S.B. MHASE, J.)