- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION No. 6295 OF 2008 WITH FIRST APPEAL No. 311 OF 2007 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Vs Fakira Bhika Katkade ... Respondents (represented through LRs.) & Anr. Mrs. S. V. Gajare i/b Govt. Pleader, for the applicant. A. J. Ahuja, for the Respondents. CORAM : A. P. DESHPANDE, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 6, 2009. P.C. . Heard. By the present application, applicant seeks condonation of delay in filing the Application for bringing legal heirs of respondent No.1 on record, who expired during pendency of the appeal and also for setting aside the abatement of the appeal. The appeal arises out of an award passed by the Reference Court in Land Acquisition proceedings. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that he would be taking instructions from the L. - 2 - Rs. of the respondent No.1 with a view to file Vakalatnama on their behalf. He does not oppose for condoning the delay and bringing legal representatives of respondent on record. In the result, delay is condoned and prayer for bringing legal representatives of respondent No. 1 on record is allowed by setting aside the abatement. Legal representatives of the respondent No.1 be brought on record within a period of two weeks from today, by amending the cause title of the memo of appeal. Accordingly, application stands disposed of. Sd/- [ A. P. DESHPANDE, J.]