IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 766 OF 2007 IN ELECTION PETITION NO. 5 OF 2007 MR. RAJENDRA BAGKAR ... Applicant Versus SMT. FERMEENA P. KHAUNTE ... Respondent Mr. V. A. Lawande, Advocate for the Applicant No.2, absent. Mr. S. M. Walawaikar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. H. D. Naik, Advocate for the Respondent No.10. Coram:- N. A. BRITTO, J. Date:- 19th October, 2007 P.C.:- Heard Mr. S. M. Walawaikar, learned Counsel on behalf of the Petitioner. Mr. Walawaikar, learned Counsel has no objection for the deletion of Respondent No. 2. Hence, the application is granted. The name of Respondent No.2 stands deleted. This order will not come in the way of the said Respondent being named at the final disposal of the petition in terms of Section 98 of the Representation of People's Act, 1951. Learned Senior Counsel on behalf of Respondent No.1 submits that the application filed by Respondent No.1 be decided first, before the said Respondent is deleted. In my view, there is no necessity for Respondent No. 2 to continue to remain as party till the application of Respondent No.1 is decided. Application allowed on above terms. N. A. BRITTO, J. RD.