Shaikh Mohammad Ismail and Anr. v. Sopan Sonaji Gore and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Shailesh P. Brahme, J.; order dated 02.09.2025; lead matter First Appeal No. 1766 of 2024, Dadarao Pundlik Danve v. The Contratctor through Sachin Suvarna; batch includes Second Appeal Nos. 173/2021, 417/1993, 438/1995, 112/1999, 141/1999, 265/2011, 194/2021, 556/2023, 25/2025, 195/2025, Appeal from Order Nos. 24/2025 and 27/2025, CRA No. 93/2025 and many civil applications; directions on service of notice, dead respondents, unserved respondents, fresh address, returnable date 14.10.2025, six-week time extension, continuation of interim relief, private service, paper publication; purely procedural, no merits decided.
What did the court decide?
Purely procedural directions: six weeks to take steps against dead and unserved respondents; notice to issue (returnable 14.10.2025) where fresh address is supplied, with re-issue permitted where service fails for technical reasons; six-week extension where want of time is remarked; interim relief, if any, to continue till the next date; private service and service by paper publication permitted.