1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY O. O. C. J. COMPANY PETITION NO.189 OF 1979 P.A.S. Iyer ..Petitioner. Vs. Khandelwal Engg. Co. Ltd. ..Respondent. WITH COMPANY PETITION NO.25 OF 1978 K.D. Sarmoula ..Petitioner. Vs. Khandelwal Engg. Co. Ltd. ..Respondent. WITH COMPANY PETITION NO.190 OF 1979 K.V. Shrikhande ..Petitioner. Vs. Khandelwal Engg. Co. Ltd. ..Respondent. WITH COMPANY PETITION NO.191 OF 1979 G. Umesh .. Petitioner. Vs. Khandelwal Engg. Co. Ltd. ..Respondent. WITH COMPANY PETITION NO.192 OF 1979 P.S. Subbarao ..Petitioner. Vs. Khandelwal Engg. Co. Ltd. ..Respondent. WITH COMPANY PETITION NO.193 OF 1979 P.V. Kelkar ..Petitioner. Vs. Khandelwal Engg. Co. Ltd. ..Respondent. WITH 2 COMPANY PETITION NO.194 OF 1979 Sharada Rao ..Petitioner. Vs. Khandelwal Engg. Co. Ltd. ..Respondent. WITH COMPANY PETITION NO.195 OF 1979 Karanjit Sethi ..Petitioner. Vs. Khandelwal Engg. Co. Ltd. ..Respondent. WITH COMPANY PETITION NO.196 OF 1979 D.D. Bapat ..Petitioner. Vs. Khandelwal Engg. Co. Ltd. ..Respondent. WITH COMPANY PETITION NO.197 OF 1979 C.B. Jain ..Petitioner. Vs. Khandelwal Engg. Co. Ltd. ..Respondent. WITH COMPANY PETITION NO.198 OF 1979 V.V. Gokhale ..Petitioner. Vs. Khandelwal Engg. Co. Ltd. ..Respondent. .... None present. CORAM: DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. 21st March, 2007. 3 P.C. : This batch of matters has been placed for directions before the Court. The Company Registrar has informed the Court that the proceedings are not traceable and in all probabilities the parties have lost interest in pursuing the proceedings. None of the advocates appearing on behalf of the contesting parties are present. In these circumstances, it would be appropriate to pass the following order : i) The Company Petitions are dismissed for want of prosecution; ii) In the event that any of the Petitioners are interested in pursuing the proceedings arising out of the Company Petitions, the learned advocates concerned shall within a period of two weeks inform the Company Registrar and take steps within a period of four weeks thereafter for reconstructing the record. In that event, the Company Registrar shall place the concerned Petitions before the Court for further directions; iii) In the event that the Respondent company has already 4 been wound up, the Petitioners would be at liberty to pursue their claims in liquidation.