The High Court directed the Charity Commissioner to allow the petitioner to conclude arguments by 13 June 2024 and reply arguments by 18 June 2024, overriding the earlier schedule to ensure fair hearing.
Directions issued for extension of dates for concluding arguments and passing order.
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2024:BHC-AS:22765
Diksha Rane 9. WP 8168-24.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.8168/2024
CHARU MEHTA
..PETITIONER
VS.
CHETAN MEHTA & ORS. ..RESPONDENTS
Senior Advocate Zubin Behramkamdin a/w. Adv. A. Prabhu, Adv. Jyoti Ghag i/b. Dua Associates AOR for petitioner. Shri O. A. Chandurkar, Addl. GP for State. Adv. Dhirendra Sinha a/w. Adv. Raghav Taneja i/b. Vidhi Partners for respondent no.1.
CORAM : RAJESH S. PATIL, J.
DATE : JUNE 6, 2024. (VACATION COURT)
P.C. :
1. The present writ petition challenges an order 21 May 2024 passed by the Charity Commissioner, Mumbai.
2. By the impugned order, the Charity Commissioner has fixed a schedule of dates for arguments to be made by the parties. As per said schedule, the appellant is supposed to advance its reply arguments on 10 June 2024. Only thereafter the matter can be closed for passing order.
3. Since the only apprehension of learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner is that if for some reason the
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arguments of his client are not concluded on or before 7 June 2024, he seeks a reasonable accommodation that his client should be permitted to complete his arguments and only thereafter the appellant should commence their reply arguments.
4. It is hereby directed that the Charity Commissioner should permit the counsel appearing for the petitioner herein (respondent nos.1, 3 to 5 before Charity Commissioner) to commence their arguments on or before 7 June 2024 and if for some reasons they are not able to conclude their arguments by 7 June 2024, they should complete their arguments by 13 June 2024. The appellant can thereafter complete their arguments on or before 18 June 2024. Thereafter, the Charity Commissioner can close the matter for passing of the order.
5. On above directions, the writ petition is disposed of.
6. Parties to act on an authenticated copy of this order.
(RAJESH S. PATIL, J.)
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Signed by: Diksha Rane Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 06/06/2024 20:47:46
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should be permitted to extend the time for concluding arguments before the Charity Commissioner to ensure a fair hearing.
Charu Mehta
Chetan Mehta & Ors.
Rajesh S. Patil
As recorded by the court registry
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