IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COMPANY APPLICATION NO.1310 OF 2007 IN COMPANY APPLICATION NO.1032 OF 2007 IN COMPANY PETITION NO.457 OF 1997 Shri Prakash M.Pai ...Applicant V/s. 1.Lachhmidhar Kanshiram & Anr. ...Respondents ...... Dr.G.R.Sharma i/b Mr.Pankaj Jain for Applicant. Mr.Rushabh Shah for Respondent No.2. Mr.C.J.Joy with Ms.Anamika Malhotra for Respondent No.3. Mr.A.Ramkrishnan for Respondent No.5. Mr.Shekhar Shetty i/b Mr.Ashish V.Mashru for Respondents 6 & 9. Mr.Vijay Thorat, Sr.Counsel with Mr.Sanjay Jain i/b Mr.L.D.Shah & Co. for Respondent No.8. Mr.Rushabh Shah i/b Pragnya Thakkar & Co. for Respondent No.10. Mr.Umesh Shetty with Ms.Yamini Chandran i/b M/s.Umesh Shetty & Co. for Respondents 12 and 13. Mr.R.S.Kavle Respondent No.14. ...... CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. FEBRUARY 8, 2008. FEBRUARY 8, 2008. FEBRUARY 8, 2008. : 2 : P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. This Application is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a) on clear understanding that granting of this Application is not an expression of opinion either way on the merits of the issues involved in the main Application being Company Application No.1032 of 2007. All issues in the main Application will have to be decided on its own merits in accordance with law. 2. Application disposed of on the above terms. 3. It is agreed between the parties that Court can proceed with the hearing of the main Application on the assumption that the amendment in terms of order passed on this Application is already carried out by the Applicant in main Company Application No.1032 of 2007. This is so because the proposed Respondents have already filed elaborate reply opposing the main Application and : 3 : they are willing to proceed with the hearing of the : 4 : main application. Accordingly, by consent, main Application is proceeded forthwith. A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.