Mohan Vitthalrao Shinde v. Deelip Dashrathrao Salve Died Thr Lrs Venutai Deelip Salve and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; Shailesh P. Brahme J.; order dated 06 August 2025; batch/procedural order in First Appeal No. 1286 of 2024 (lead), First Appeal No. 3086 of 2024, First Appeal No. 231 of 2025, Civil Application Nos. 4714/2024, 5990/2024, 12161/2024, 13948/2024, 525/2025, 829/2025, 991/2025, 3525/2025, 4045/2025, 4197/2025, 4199/2025, 4207/2025, 4215/2025, 4316/2025, and Second Appeal Nos. 136, 137 and 172 of 2025. Keywords: service on dead respondents; unserved respondents; six weeks time; fresh address; re-issue of notice; technical reasons unserved; want of time; interim relief to continue; private service; paper publication permitted; AGP B.A. Shinde and D.B. Bhange for State respondents; insurers and Executive Engineer applicants; no merits adjudication, no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Procedural directions in all listed matters: six weeks' time to take steps against dead and unserved respondents; issuance of notice on fresh address returnable after six weeks; re-issue of notice where unserved for technical reasons, returnable six weeks thereafter; six-week extension of time where there is a remark of want of time; interim relief, if any, to continue till the next date; private service and service by paper publication permitted.