-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 58 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 5731 OF 2003 Pratap Sarjerao Jadhav and others ... Applicants Versus Balasaheb Abaji Khopade ...Orig.Petitioner And State of Maharashtra and others ... Respondents Mr. S.R. Bhosale for the applicants. Mr. A.V. Anturkar for the original petitioner. Mr. S.R. Nargolkar, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondents. CORAM: H.L. GOKHALE, Ag. C.J., & V.M. KANADE, J. DATE: JANUARY 16, 2007. P.C. Heard Mr. Bhosale in support of the civil application. Mr. Anturkar appears for the original petitioner. Mr. Nargolkar, Assistant Government Pleader, appears for the respondents. 2. Civil Application seeks that the applicants be joined as the -2- additional respondents in Writ Petition No. 5731 of 2003. Mr. Anturkar appearing for the original petitioner has no objection to the persons concerned being joined. Accordingly, civil application is granted in terms of prayer clause (a). The added respondents may file their affidavit in reply to the main petition, if they so deem it fit. Mr. Bhosale states that the reply will be filed within two weeks. Petitioner may file rejoinder, if he so deems it fit within two weeks thereafter. The main petition will retain its position on the final hearing Board. ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE V.M. KANADE, J.