( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 300 OF 2010 IN CIVIL APPLICATION (ST.) NO. 24631 OF 2008 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 3423 OF 1996 Sundermal s/o Chandanmal Gundecha Since deceased, by L.Rs. APPLICANTS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. S.V. Natu, advocate for the applicants. Mr. N.H. Borade, AGP for respondent No. 1. ..... [CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] [DATE : 8th February, 2010] PER COURT : 1. Heard counsel. 2. No reply is filed. 3. The application is for condonation of delay and setting aside the abatement. The original petitioner died as a result of heart-attack on 06-04-2007. According to the applicants, they had no knowledge about pendency of the writ petition filed by the deceased ( 2 ) petitioner. They submitted that in November, 2008, they had received communication from the concerned advocate and thereafter, they came to know about pendency of the petition. Considering the explanation given and when there is no reply filed, I accept the explanation and condone the delay. The abatement is set aside. The applicants be substituted as legal representatives of the deceased petitioner. The civil application is allowed. [ V.R. KINGAONKAR ] JUDGE NPJ/ca300-2010