-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8704 OF 200 WRIT PETITION NO.8704 OF 200 WRIT PETITION NO.8704 OF 2007 Prakash Lavendranath Gawali, .. Petitioner Vs Smt.Malti Hari Purandare, .. Respondent. Mr P.B.Kakade, for the petitioner. Mr Khan Jave Akhtar, for the respondent. CORAM : D.B.Bhosale,J. CORAM : D.B.Bhosale,J. CORAM : D.B.Bhosale,J. DATE : 22.02.08. DATE : 22.02.08. DATE : 22.02.08. PC: PC: PC: 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. . Rule. Returnable forthwith. Mr Akhtar, learned counsel, waives service for the respondent. By consent, rule is heard finally. 3. Mr.Akhtar, learned counsel for the respondent, at the outset, submits that without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the respondent, the respondent has no objection for allowing the amendment, as prayed in the application at Exhibit-20, and the respondent be allowed to add sisters of the defendant as party defendants in the suit. In view thereof, I need not enter into merits of the case and this petition can be conveniently disposed of by the following order. -2- (a) Application at Exhibit 20 dated 2.8.07 filed by the petitioner seeking amendment of the written statement is allowed. The petitioner-defendant to carry out the amendment within two weeks from today. The respondent-plaintiff is allowed to make a formal application seeking permission to add sisters of defendants as party-defendants in the suit and make consequential amendment, if any, in the body of the plaint. If such an application is filed by the respondent within a period of two weeks from the date of the amendment being carried out by the petitioner, the trial court shall allow it and proceed to hear the suit on merits. Considering the age of the respondent-plaintiff, the trial court shall endeavour to dispose of the suit as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of this order. Parties are directed to cooperate for disposal of the suit within the timeframe. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. (D.B.Bhosale,J.) (D.B.Bhosale,J.) (D.B.Bhosale,J.)