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. WRIT PETITION No. 1830 OF 1996. Rocky John Lopis. ..Petitioner. Vs. Mewalal Phirodhan Pardeshi and Anr. ..Respondents. None for the Petitioner. Mr. P.R. Arjunwadkar, Advocate for the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3. CORAM:R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR,J. CORAM:R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR,J. CORAM:R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR,J. DATED:1ST DATED:1ST DATED:1ST DECEMBER,2006. DECEMBER,2006. DECEMBER,2006. P.C.:- 1. The learned Advocate appearing for the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 has placed on record death certificate of the sole petitioner. In the circumstances, the said death certificate is taken on record and marked "X" for identification. The certificate refers to the name of a person which tallies with the cause title of the petition and discloses that the said person has expired on 16th of January, 2004 and registration in that regard had been made on 21st January, 2004. Records nowhere disclose any steps having been taken by the L.Rs. of the petitioner to come on record. In the [ 2 ] circumstances, the petition abates and is disposed of accordingly. [R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR,J.] [R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR,J.] [R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR,J.]