1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD FIRST APPEAL NO. 337 OF 1996 Lotan Kali Mali & others .. APPELLANTS VERSUS Mahabub Abdul Hakim & others .. RESPONDENTS Shri P.P. Bafna, learned counsel for respondent no.3. ===== CORAM : R. M. BORDE, J. DATE : 5 th September, 2009 PER COURT : 1 Appeal was listed for final hearing on the board dt. 30-7-2009. However, as the learned counsel for the appellant was absent, appeal came to be adjourned to 31-7-2009. On the second occasion, appeal was called out for hearing on 21-8-2009 and on account of absence of learned counsel for the appellant, the same was adjourned till the next date. Today also, when the appeal is called out for hearing, learned counsel for the appellant is absent. Appeal is presented in the year 1990 and is pending for final disposal. Because of continuous absence of the counsel for the appellant on all the consecutive dates prescribed in the matter, there is no 2 other alternative except dismissing the same. Appeal therefore stands dismissed. 2 In view of dismissal of the appeal, pending civil application, if any, stands disposed of. ( R. M. BORDE, J.) dyb/office/fa337.96.odt