JUDGMENT - (1) By interlocutory judgment, dated 11-2-1958, further hearing in these two appeals was adjourned to enable the frst defendant to apply to the State of Bombay for sanction ex post facto to his adoption. the first defendant then submitted an application to the State of Bombay for sanctioning his adoption ex post facto. The first defendant was informed by the under Secretary to the government of Bombay, Political and Services Department, by his letter dated 6-6-1958 that orders granting sanction ex post facto to his adoption by Shri Annapuranabai, wido of late Bala Maharaj, on 14-3-1949 have been ssued, and that the first defendant may "approach the Collector of Kolhapur in that behalf". The first defendant,then, applied for a certified-copy of the order, but none was supplied to him. We are informed by Mr. Gokhale who appears on behalf of the plaintiff, that this client - the plaintiff - also applied for a ecertified-copy of the oprder, but a copy of the order has not been furnished to her. But on the intimation which has been received by th first defendant, we hold that an order sanctioning ex post facto the adoption of the first defendant made on 14-3-1949 by Annapuran

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