:1: IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORDINARY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION SUIT SUIT SUIT NO. 4126 OF 1997 NO. 4126 OF 1997 NO. 4126 OF 1997 Smt. N. Rajmoni Amma. ...Plaintiff. V/s. Smt. Gopika Nina Pillai & Ors. ... Defendants. None for the Plaintiff. Ms. P. Doctor i/b. M.K. Ambalal & Co. for Defendant 2. ..... CORAM CORAM CORAM : S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J. : S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J. : S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J. 24TH 24TH 24TH NOVEMBER 2008. NOVEMBER 2008. NOVEMBER 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. : : : . On 10th November 2008, the Suit was placed for dismissal. However, on that day the Plaintiff’s Advocate appeared and prayed for time till today so that the Plaintiff who is a lady and a senior citizen can take steps to proceed with the Suit. It was made clear to the Plaintiff’s Advocate that if no steps are taken by the Plaintiff, for proceeding with the suit, then, this Court will have no alternative but to dismiss the Suit. 2. The matter is called out and none is appearing for the Plaintiff nor is the Plaintiff present in Court. It was orally assured that the Plaintiff would remain present before this Court. :2: 3. The Plaintiff claims to be mother of the deceased Rajan Pillai and she has applied for administration of the estate of the deceased so that the estate can be distributed on the basis of the shares of the Plaintiff and the Defendant. The Plaintiff has filed this Suit after the death of the deceased Rajan Pillai. He died on 7th July 1995. The Suit is filed on 5th November 1997. From that date neither are the issues framed nor has the Plaintiff stepped into the box for the decision of the preliminary issues which are being framed by consent, with regard to the jurisdiction of this Court. In these circumstances, there is no alternative but to dismiss the suit for want of prosecution. It stands accordingly dismissed. All interlocutory proceedings and orders therein do not survive in the light of the dismissal of the Suit. (S.C. (S.C. (S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J.) DHARMADHIKARI,J.) DHARMADHIKARI,J.)