-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPL. NO. 482 OF 2011 in WRIT PETITION NO. 2018 OF 2007 M/s. S. S. Eng.Wroks. ..Applicant. Versus Navrang Co-op. Processors Ltd & Ors. ..Respondents. P. U. Badadare i/b Meghashyam Kocharekar for the applicant. Mr. D. R. More, APP. Coram : RANJIT MORE, J. Date : November 25, 2011. P. C. : 1. The Petitioner has taken out this application for restoration of Writ Petition No. 2018 of 2007. The said writ petition was admitted by this court vide order dated 30/10/2007. By the order dated 1/7/2009 fresh notice was issued to respondent nos.1 to 16 and made it returnable on 17/8/2009. The petitioner was directed to serve the respondents by private notice and file affidavit of service before the returnable date. It was provided in the said order itself that failing to comply with the direction, the petition would stand dismissed for non prosecution. The applicant could not serve the respondents and therefore the matter srp -: 2 :- stood dismissed for non prosecution. The applicant has given reasons in paragraph nos.5 & 6 for non compliance of the above said order. The explanation is satisfactory. 2. The writ petition was dismissed for non prosecution before the respondents putting their appearance in the writ petition. Therefore, for the disposal of present application, their presence may not be necessary. 3. There is delay of 2 years and 93 days. However, this delay is properly explained in paragraph nos.7 & 8. In these circumstances, application is allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b). Application stands disposed of. (RANJIT MORE, J.) -: 3 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2018 OF 2007 M/s. S. S. Eng.Wroks. ..Petitioner. Versus Navrang Co-op. Processors Ltd & Ors. ..Respondents. P. U. Badadare i/b Meghashyam Kocharekar for the Petitioner. Mr. D. R. More, APP. Coram : RANJIT MORE, J. Date : November 25, 2011. P. C. : 1. Issue notice of to the respondents returnable on 24th January 2012. Apart from Court notice, Advocate for the petitioner shall serve the respondents by private notice and file affidavit of service before the returnable date. (RANJIT MORE, J.) srp