: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 ORDINARY ORDINARY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION SUIT SUIT SUIT NO. 2870 OF NO. 2870 OF NO. 2870 OF 1984 1984 1984 Southern Asbestos Cement Ltd. ... Plaintiffs. V/s. The Board of Trustees of the Port of Bombay. ... Defendants. Mr. D.V. Deokar i/b. Thakordas & Madgaonkar for the Plaintiffs. Mr. P. Khandhar i/b. M/s. Mulla & Mulla & CBC for the Defendants. ..... CORAM CORAM CORAM : S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J. : S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J. : S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J. 16TH 16TH 16TH FEBRUARY 2009. FEBRUARY 2009. FEBRUARY 2009. P.C. P.C. P.C. : : : . Mr. Deokar, learned Advocate appears for the Plaintiffs and states that notice has been given only of today’s date. The Notice also specified that if no instructions are received from the Plaintiffs, the Advocates will apply for discharge from the proceedings. The Notice is received by M/s. Ramco Industries Limited, which is a new name of the Plaintiffs. There is an acknowledgment on record. In these circumstances and when none appears for the Plaintiffs, M/s. Thakordas and Madgaonkar, Advocates are discharged as Advocates for the Plaintiffs. 2. None appears for the Plaintiffs when the matter was :2: called out. The Plaintiffs have been absent on earlier occasion also. They have not taken any steps to proceed with the Suit. The Written Statement was also filed after 24 years from the date of the institution of the Suit. However, the Plaintiffs do not seem to be interested in the proceeding with the case. The Suit is, accordingly, dismissed for want of prosecution. No costs. (S.C. (S.C. (S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J.) DHARMADHIKARI,J.) DHARMADHIKARI,J.)