-1- IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION FARAD FARAD FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET CONTINUATION SHEET CONTINUATION SHEET CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPLICATION NO.524 OF 2006 APPLICATION NO.524 OF 2006 APPLICATION NO.524 OF 2006 IN IN IN FIRST FIRST FIRST APPEAL ST.NO.27425 OF 2005 APPEAL ST.NO.27425 OF 2005 APPEAL ST.NO.27425 OF 2005 ............................................................. Office Notes,Office memorandum of Coram, appearances,Court’s Court’s or orders or directions Judge’s orders & Registrar’s orders. ............................................................. Mr.Sachin Chavan i/b Mr.S.S.Kulkarni for the Applicant Mr.Amit Sale for Respondent Nos.1 to 4. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: A.S.OKA, J. A.S.OKA, J. A.S.OKA, J. DATED: DATED: DATED: APRIL 21, 2006. APRIL 21, 2006. APRIL 21, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard Advocates for the parties. The prayer is for waiver of the requirement of the deposit under sub section 1 of section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. On plain reading of the proviso to sub section 1 of section 173, it is clear that the requirement of deposit of Rs.25,000/- is mandatory and the court has no power to grant exemption. Hence, Application is rejected. 2. Time of six weeks is granted to deposit the amount of Rs.25,000/-. If the amount is not deposited within stipulated -2- period, First Appeal and all pending Civil Applications will stand dismissed for want of prosecution. Ad-interim relief granted in Civil Application No.687 of 2006 will continue to operate only for a period of six weeks from today. 3. Civil Application is disposed of in above terms. Judge. Judge. Judge.