1 mp t IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 525 of 1999 The New India Assurance Co.Ltd. .. Appellant versus Shri Narayan Pandurang Gojre .. Respondent ... Mr.Sanjay Shinde i/b Mr. M.M. Sathaye for the appellant. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J DATED : 17th December 2008 P.C.: 1. Sole respondent has died on 15th January 2003. Certificate of death of the sole respondent has been filed on record by Mr.Sathaye, Advocate vide his letter dated 15th April 2008. No steps have been taken for bringing the heirs of sole respondent on record. Appeal stands abated and disposed of as abated. 2 2. Learned counsel for the appellant prays for stay of the operation of this order. Abatement of an appeal is automatic. Therefore there is no question of stay of this order. Prayer for stay is rejected. (D.G. KARNIK, J)