abs IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION SUMMARY SUIT NO. 1896 OF 1991 Diners Club (India) Ltd. .. Plaintiff V/s Divaker Adikey & Anr. .. Defendants None for the plaintiff. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 16TH APRIL 2009 P.C. P.C. P.C. : 1. The plaintiff and its advocate are absent. 2. The record discloses that the writ of summons was handed over to the plaintiff on 6th September 1991 for service in accordance with law. Thereafter, there is no record to show that the plaintiff handed over the writ of summons to the office of the Deputy Sheriff of Bombay for service on the defendants or that it took any steps for service of the writ of summons on the defendants in accordance with law. - 2 - 3. Though nearly 18 years have passed since the date of institution of the suit, the plaintiff has not taken appropriate steps for service of writ of summons on the defendant. The plaintiff and his advocate are also absent when called. In the circumstances, nothing further can be done in the matter. 4. The suit is accordingly dismissed for non-prosecution. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)