- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.337 OF 2000 ----------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court’s or Judge’s appearances, Court’s orders order or directions ----------------------------------------------------- ¦ None for the Appellant. ¦ Ms.Nadia Bhatia i/b P.S.Gidwani ¦ for the Respondents. ¦ ¦ CORAM: D.K.DESHMUKH & ¦ V.M.KANADE, JJ. ¦ DATED: 6TH DECEMBER, 2007 P.C.: This Appeal is filed by the Appellant in First Appeal, whose Appeal was rejected in limini by order dated 14th March, 2000. In the First Appeal the Appellant-original Defendant had challenged a decree passed by the trial court. It goes without saying that the learned single Judge could not have rejected the First Appeal in limini without calling for record. In our opinion, therefore, following order would meet the ends - 2 - of justice. O R D E R (i) Order dated 14th March, 2000 passed in First Appeal No.393 of 2000 is set aside. (ii) First Appeal No.393 of 2000 is admitted. (iii) The learned single Judge is requested to hear and dispose of the First Appeal as expeditiously as possible. (iv) Appeal disposed of. (D.K.DESHMUKH, J.) (V.M.KANADE, J.)