1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 1004 OF 1998 Vishwanath Bhalchandra Patil and ors .. Appellants. Vs. Sm Bhagirathibai Govind Bhavem since deceased, through LRS and Ors .. Respondents. Mr.R.S.Datar, for the appellants. Mr.R.B.Paranjape, for respondent no.1/2. Ms V.S.Mhaispurkar,AGP, for the respondent-state. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATED : 14/12/2010. PC: 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the appellants prays for leave to delete respondent nos 2 and 3 from the array of the respondents. Leave, as prayed, is granted. Amendment to be carried out forthwith. 3. This appeal is directed against the order dated 31.7.1998 passed by Joint District Judge, Thane below Exhibit-1 in Land Acquisition Reference No.97 of 1987. The Special Land Acquisition Officer had made reference to the District Court to ascertain as to who is entitled to get the amount of compensation. The District Court held that the amount of compensation be paid to Smt Bhagirathibai Govind Bhave. Parties have, now, settled the dispute and their advocates on T 2 record have filed Consent Minutes of Order duly signed by them. Insofar as the appellants are concerned, appellant no.1 has signed the consent minutes of order as constituted attorney of the other appellants. Similarly, respondent no.1/2 has signed the consent minutes of order on his behalf and on behalf of respondent nos 1/1 and 1/3 as their constituted attorney. The Power of Attorney executed by the appellants in favour of appellant no.1 and by respondent nos.1/1 and 1/3 in favour of respondent no.1/2 is taken on record and marked “X-1” and “X-2” for identification. The consent minutes of order are also taken on record and marked “X” for identification. Having considered the nature of dispute between the parties, and that respondent no.4-State of Maharashtra is a formal party to the proceedings and in view thereof learned AGP has signed the consent minutes of order for identification only. Statements made and the undertakings given, if any, in the consent minutes of order by the parties are accepted. The First Appeal is disposed of in terms of the Consent Minutes of Order. Consequently, all civil applications also stand disposed of. (D.B.Bhosale, J.) 3