IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3224 OF 2011 IN FIRST APPEAL NO. 1214 OF 1998 The State of Maharashtra ....Applicant V/S. Sakharam Genu Jathar .....Respondent Mr. A.R. Patil, AGP for the applicant-State. None for the respondent. CORAM :- ABHAY S. OKA, J. 21st October, 2011. P.C. :- 1. Heard learned AGP appearing for the applicant. Affidavit of private service has been filed. It appears that the respondent has died before the impugned judgment and award was passed. 2. None appears for the proposed legal representatives. There is no reply filed. Hence, in view of the averments made in the application, the same is allowed in terms of prayer clauses (b) to (d). Amendments to be carried out within a period of 4 weeks from today. Effect of death of the original claimant during the pendency of reference shall be considered at the time of final hearing of the appeal. [AS. OKA, J]