1 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1353/2009 IN FIRST APPEAL NO.1018/1998 WITH FIRST APPEALS NOS.1019/1998, 1020/1998, 1021/1998, 1022/1998, 1023/1998, 1024/1998, 1025/1998, 1026/1998, 1027/1998, 1028/1998, 1029/1998 and 1030/1998. The State of Maharashtra. ..Applicant/Appellant -VERSUS- Pandharinath Keru Thete. ..Respondent ......... Mr.S.N.Gawade, Advocate for the applicant/appellant. Mr.Sumeet Khaire i/b Mr.P.N.Joshi, Advocate for the respondent Nos.1(a) to (d). .......... CORAM : A.P.DESHPANDE, J. DATED : 23rd MARCH, 2009. P.C. : 1. Heard the learned A.G.P. for the applicant/State and Shri Khaire for the L.Rs. of the sole respondent. 2. During the pendency of the appeal which is admitted long back, the sole respondent has expired and thus, by the present application, his L.Rs. are sought to be brought on record after seeking condonation of delay. Further prayer for setting aside the abatement is also made. 2 3. The appeal is directed against enhancement of the amount of compensation by the Reference Court under the Land Acquisition Act. 4. The learned counsel for the L.Rs. of the respondent has no objection in allowing the application. 5. In the result, the application is allowed. The delay is condoned. The abatement is set aside. L.Rs. of the sole respondent are permitted to be brought on record. The appeal memo be amended accordingly within a period of two weeks from today. The application is disposed of. JUDGE