bsb 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. 3081 OF 2005 APPLICATION NO. 3081 OF 2005 APPLICATION NO. 3081 OF 2005 IN IN IN CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPLICATION (ST.) NO. 15826 OF 2005 APPLICATION (ST.) NO. 15826 OF 2005 APPLICATION (ST.) NO. 15826 OF 2005 IN IN IN WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 6495 OF 2000 PETITION NO. 6495 OF 2000 PETITION NO. 6495 OF 2000 V.B. Nikalje ... Applicant V/s Union of India & ors. ... Respondents None for the applicant. Mr. N.R.Prajapati for the respondent No.1. Ms. N.V.Masurkar i/by V.S.Masurkar for Resp.Nos.2 to 4. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: J.N.PATEL AND J.N.PATEL AND J.N.PATEL AND SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. MHATRE, JJ. MHATRE, JJ. DATED: DATED: DATED: 10TH JANUARY, 2008. 10TH JANUARY, 2008. 10TH JANUARY, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C.: 1. All the respondents are served. We are informed that the petitioner has expired. Inspite of that no steps have been taken by the learned counsel for the petitioner for bringing the legal representatives on record. Therefore, in view of the fact that there is no petitioner to prosecute the petition, application for condonation of delay stands abated. (J.N. (J.N. (J.N. PATEL, J.) PATEL, J.) PATEL, J.) (SMT.NISHITA (SMT.NISHITA (SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J.) MHATRE, J.) MHATRE, J.)