1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.276 OF 2001 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL STAMP NO.7701 OF 2001 IN FIRST APPEAL NO.669 OF 1987 Godrej & Boyce Mfg.Co.Pvt.Ltd. Petitioners/ Applicants. vs. Municipal Corporation for Greater Bombay & ors. Respondents Mr.S.G.Vakil for the applicants. CORAM : R. M. LODHA & R. S. MOHITE,JJ. DATED : 3rd May 2005 P.C. Perused the report dated 2nd May 2005 submitted by the Registrar (Judicial). Service on all the respondent is treated sufficient as per the said report. Despite service nobody appears for the respondents. 2. For the reasons stated in the civil application, we are satisfied that the appellants were prevented by sufficient cause in filing the Letters Patent Appeal in time. 3. The delay in filing the Letters Patent Appeal is condoned. Office to process the appeal and post it for 2 admission if it does not suffer from any other office objection. 4. Civil application stands disposed of. (R.M. (R.M. (R.M. LODHA,J.) LODHA,J.) LODHA,J.) (R.S. (R.S. (R.S. MOHITE,J.) MOHITE,J.) MOHITE,J.)