IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. Civil Revision No. 289/2003 Decided on:17.6.2011 _____________________________________________ Gurbhagat (deceased). …Petitioner. Versus Bhagwan Dass and others. …Respondents. ________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No For the petitioner : Mr. Puneet Rajta, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Vikas Bhardwaj, Advocate for respondent No.1. _____________________________________________________ Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). Mr. Vikas Bhardwaj apprised the Court on 13.5.2011 that the petitioner, Gurbaghat, has died during the pendency of this petition. Thereafter, Mr. Yudhvir Singh Thakur appearing vice Mr. Rajnish Maniktala was granted two weeks time to bring on record his legal representatives/legal heirs and the matter was directed to be listed for 17.6.2011. No steps were taken by the counsel for the petitioner to bring on 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No 2 record the legal representatives/legal heirs of deceased Gurbaghat. In fact, as per death certificate produced and permitted to be taken on record, Gurbaghat has died on 27.2.2010. Steps ought to have been taken by now for bringing on record the legal representatives/legal heirs of deceased Gurbaghat. 2. Accordingly, since no steps have been taken to bring on record the legal representatives/legal heirs of deceased Gurbaghat, the present petition is dismissed having abated. No costs. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge 17.6.2011 *awasthi*