1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6001 OF 2008 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO.25855 OF 2008 The State of Maharashtra ....Appellant Versus Maya Changa Mundkar, Deceased Through L.Rs. 1.a. Dhaya Maya Munkar & Ors. ....Respondents And City Industrial Development Corporation ....Proposed Respondent Ms. S. P. Manchekar, AGP for Appellant. Mr. Sachin Punde for Respondent 6A to 6G. Mrs. Geeta Mulekar for Respondent No.8-CIDCO. CORAM : P. B. MAJMUDAR & R. V. MORE, JJ. DATED : 13th AUGUST, 2009. P.C. This is an application for joining proposed respondent-CIDCO as a party respondent in the First Appeal. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the fact that the land is acquired for the benefit of the Planning Authority i.e. CIDCO, the applicant is permitted to add CIDCO as a party respondent in the First Appeal. The cause title of the First Appeal to be amended accordingly. The delay in filing the civil application is accordingly condoned. It is clarified that it is open for the original claimants to argue in the First Appeal that CIDCO is not the acquiring body and CIDCO is not a necessary party in the present appeal. The said contention is kept open in the main First Appeal and we are permitting CIDCO to be joined as a party in the present appeal. The Civil Application is disposed of, accordingly. Sd/- Sd/- (R. V. MORE, J.) (P. B. MAJMUDAR, J.)