Union of India Through The General Manager Central Railway and Ors. v. Anil Nanasaheb Shinde and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
First Appeal No. 3131 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench; order dated 17 July 2025 by Shailesh P. Brahme J. Procedural directions on service: time against dead/unserved respondents, notice returnable after eight weeks on fresh address, re-issue if unserved, extension of time for want of time, continuance of earlier interim relief, and permission for humdast/private service. Appellant: Vasant Sakharam Sonawane; Respondents: Chandrashekhar Bhaskar Patil and others. Connected civil applications in first appeals and second appeals listed. No final disposal; no statutory provision or precedent engaged.
What did the court decide?
Interlocutory directions only: six weeks' time to take steps against dead and unserved respondents; notice, upon fresh address, returnable after eight weeks; re-issue of notice if unserved for technical reasons, returnable six weeks thereafter; six weeks' extension of time where want of time is remarked; interim relief granted earlier, if any, to continue till the next date; humdast/private service permitted.