1 CA No. 7093 of 2000 in FA (ST) No. 30424 of 2000 hvn IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICAUTRE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELALTE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7093 OF 2000 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO. 30424 OF 2000 M/s. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. .... Applicant Versus Smt. Shakuntala Shantaram Patil and Ors. .... Respondents Mr. Dilip Mahadik holding for Mr. S.R. Singh for the applicant. Mr. T.J.Mendan for respondent no. 2. CORAM : SMT.R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J. DATED : APRIL 05, 2011 P.C. 1. This Civil Application is for condonation of delay in preferring the appeal by Insurer to challenge the judgment and order awarding compensation to respondent nos. 1 to 5 claimants. Respondent no. 6 is the owner of the offending vehicle. In the year 2006, report was received from the bailiff that respondent no. 6 is dead. It was thereafter expected that the applicant would take immediate steps for bringing the heirs of respondent no. 6 on record. However, no steps were taken for about four years. Consequently the Registrar of this court by the order dated 4th March, 2010 recorded that the appeal against respondent no. 6 stands abated. Even thereafter, no steps are taken by the applicant for setting aside the abatement and for bringing the heirs on record. In view of the 2 CA No. 7093 of 2000 in FA (ST) No. 30424 of 2000 death of the owner of the vehicle, the appeal filed by the insurer can not survive. Hence, the Civil Application is dismissed. Consequently the First appeal stands disposed off. In view of the disposal of the main proceedings, Civil Application No. 7094 of 2000, Civil Application No. 2092 of 2005 and Civil Application No. 4669 of 2001 do not survive. The same are accordingly disposed off. (SMT.R.P. SONDURBALDOTA,J.)