IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPLICATION NO.628 OF 2007 APPLICATION NO.628 OF 2007 APPLICATION NO.628 OF 2007 IN IN IN FIRST FIRST FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO.17278 OF 2004 APPEAL (ST) NO.17278 OF 2004 APPEAL (ST) NO.17278 OF 2004 .................................................................. Office notes, office memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s Court’s or Judge’s orders. orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. .................................................................. Shri S.N.Gawade, A.G.P for the Applicant. Shri Pratap Patil for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3. CORAM CORAM CORAM : ABHAY S.OKA, J. : ABHAY S.OKA, J. : ABHAY S.OKA, J. DATED DATED DATED : SEPTEMBER 14, 2007. : SEPTEMBER 14, 2007. : SEPTEMBER 14, 2007. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard the learned A.G.P for the Applicant. None appears for the Respondents. I have perused reply filed by the Respondents. 2. In view of the averments made in paragraph Nos.2 and 3 of the Civil Application, delay will have to be condoned subject to payment of costs to the Respondents. Rule is accordingly made absolute in terms of prayer clause (b) subject to condition of the Applicant paying costs of Rs.1,500/- to the Respondents. The deposit of the amount of costs in this Court within the stipulated time will be treated as sufficient compliance of this order. ... 2 ... JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE