1 srk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 1161 OF 1997 Union of India . ............................ Appellant vs Sandhya Sudhakar Karhadkar & Ors................................ Respondents .. Mr. S.P. Manchekar AGP for Appellant Mr. P.M. Jadhav i/b Mr. V.P. Sawant for Respondents No.1 to 4. .. CORAM: A.S.OKA, J DATE: 19th November, 2009 P.C. 1 The learned AGP states that on 20th April, 2005 the office of the Government Pleader, High Court, Appellate Side, Bombay has returned the papers of this Appeal to the Union of India as the Government Pleader, High Court, Appellate Side was instructed to stop appearing for the Union of India. The learned AGP states that the Government Pleader has no instructions to appear for the Union of India. 2 The office of the Government Pleader has returned the papers to the Union of India on 20th April, 2009. The Union of India has chosen not to appear in the Appeal. The Appeal is accordingly dismissed for non- prosecution. 3 The Civil Application No. 3446 of 2000 does not survive and the same is disposed of. Judge.