1 ca16006.10 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO.16006 OF 2010 IN FIRST APPEAL No.5OF 2002 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Coram: Shrihri P. Davare, J. Date : 06.01.2011. Shri Amol Shinde, Advocate, holding for Shri P.R. Katneshwarkar, Advocate for the applicants. Shri S.V.Kurundkar, Advocate for Respondents Nos. 1-a to 1-g. Respondent Nos. 2 to 14 are absent. ------ 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The applicants (original defendants) i.e. respondents in the first appeal No.5 of 2002 have preferred present application for fixing the said appeal for early hearing. 3. According to the applicants, applicant No.1-d, namely, Parubai, who is the widow of deceased original defendant, namely, Govind Dhavale, is 73 years old and as such, senior citizen and, therefore, applicants have prayed 2 ca16006.10 that the first appeal No.5 of 20902 be taken up for early hearing. In support of the said contention, the applicants have annexed a copy of election identity card of applicant No. 1-d, namely, Parubai, at Exhibit A which discloses her age as 60 years as on 1.1.1994 and, therefore, her age as on today can be said to be above 75 years and thus she can be treated as senior citizen and hence, she is entitled for early hearing of first appeal No.5 of 2002. 4. In the result, present application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (B) thereof and it is directed that the first appeal No. 5 of 2002 be listed for final hearing in the week commencing from 7.3.2011. Application stands disposed of. (SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.) pnd/ca16006.10