IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1067 OF 2008 IN WRIT PETITION NO.5253 OF 1998 Sopanrao Raghuji Tilekar (Deceased) through Lrs. & Ors. ..... Applicants. V/s. The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation ..... Respondent Mr.S.R.Nargolkar, Advocate, for the Petitioner. Mr.G.S.Hegde, Advocate, for the Respondent. CORAM : P.B.MAJMUDAR, J. DATED : JULY 16, 2008. P.C. 1. Rule. 2. Heard. The learned counsel Mr.Hegde waives service of rule on behalf of the respondent. 3. By filing this civil application, the applicants have prayed that the heirs of the original respondent to the writ petition may be permitted to be brought on record as the original respondent has died during the pendency of the petition. The learned counsel for the applicants submitted that in order to avoid further delay in the matter, the civil application is preferred by the present applicants, though it was the duty of the respondent herein 2 to file civil application to bring on record the legal heirs of the original respondent. 4. Considering this aspect, the civil application is allowed. The heirs of the original respondent to the writ petition i.e. Smt.Sindhu Sopan Tilekar and Rahul Sopan Tilekar, are permitted to brought on record and they shall be accordingly shown as the heirs of the original respondent. Cause title to be amended accordingly. Delay in filing the civil application is hereby condoned. Rule is accordingly made absolute with no order as to costs. ( P.B.MAJMUDAR, J. )