1 1 fa.1051 n 931.96 ndm FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 1051 OF 1996 WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 931 OF 1996 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders None for the Appellant in FA No.1051 of 1996. Mr. C.M.Lokesh for Respondent Nos.3 to 5 in FA No.1051 of 1996 and for the Appellant in FA No.931 of 1996. CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. DATE : 05 th July, 2011. P.C. . None appears for the Appellant in First Appeal No. 1051 of 1996. Respondent No.1 has died long back. No steps have been taken for bringing his legal representatives on record. Hence, the appeals stand abated as against Respondent No.1. 2 Respondent No.1 was one of the claimants. As a result of the abatement of the appeals against the said Respondent, the impugned award has attained finality as far as Respondent No.1 is concerned. Hence, even if the Appellant succeeds in the appeal, an award which is inconsistent to the award which already stands confirmed cannot be passed. Hence, the appeals cannot be 2 1 fa.1051 n 931.96 entertained and the same are dismissed with no order as to costs. 3 A sum of Rs.25,000/- deposited by the Appellant together with interest accrued thereon shall be refunded to the Appellant. [ A.S.OKA, J ]