IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6051 OF 2007 IN FIRST APPEAL NO.172 OF 1994 Ramchandra Bhagwan Pawar .. Applicant v/s. Vishwas Vasant Kawale and others .. Respondents Mr. Manoj Patil i/by Mr. S.R. Borulkar for the respondent No.1. Mr. J.S. Chandnani for the respondent No.3. CORAM : ABHAY S. OKA, J. DATED : 29TH NOVEMBER, 2007 P.C. None appears for the applicant. 2. The owner of the vehicle and insurer have been served with the notice of the first appeal. There is an application for grant of permission to serve the second respondent by substituted service. The second respondent is the driver of the offending vehicle. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, if the appeal is otherwise ready for hearing, the same shall be placed on the final hearing board of the first appeals under the Motor Vehicles Act in January, 2008 notwithstanding the pendency of civil application No.266 of 2007. Application is disposed of accordingly. ABHAY S. OKA, J.