1 caw1768.11 ast IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1768 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 789 OF 1995 Ramchandra Vithoba Patil. ....Applicant. Vs. Shivajirao Timbak Patil (deceased) by heirs. Sucheta Shivajirao Patil & ors. ....Respondents Vinita Hombalkar i/b. N.D.Hombalkar, Advocate for Applicant. Mr. Vaibhav Patankar h/f. Mr. R.S.Apte, Advocate for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. CORAM:- GIRISH GODBOLE, J DATED:- AUGUST 23, 2011 P.C. 1. This is an application for bringing heirs of deceased Respondent No. 1 on record, who has died on 31/12/2010. As held by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Puran Singh v/s. State of Punjab (1996) 2 SCC 205, a Writ Petition does not automatically abate after expirty of 90 days from death. Hence there is no question of delay. 2 caw1768.11 2. The Civil Application is filed with expeditious despatch and the delay in filing Civil Application is neither deliberate nor undue. 3. Civil Application is accordingly allowed. The Respondent Nos. 1 (a) to 1(e) are allowed to be brought on record in place and instead of Respondent No. 1. Amendment to be carried out forthwith in the Court. 4. Send notice of the amended petition to Respondent Nos. 1 (a) to 1(e). Notice of the said Respondent Nos. 1(d) and 1(e) who are staying in Karnataka may be sent by speed post A/D or Registered Post A/D. (GIRISH GODBOLE, J)