Parvatibai Mahadeo Randive and Another v. the State of Maharashtra and Others

Bombay HC20 Sept 2025CA/5366/2025

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What is this about?

Condonation of delay; setting aside abatement order (if any); death of respondent No. 5 on 27.03.2017 during pendency of writ petition; bringing legal representatives of deceased respondent on record; amended petition copies to respondents; Civil Application No. 5366 of 2025 in W.P. 6940/2014; Parvatibai Mahadeo Randive v. State of Maharashtra; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; Abhay J. Mantri, J.; order dated 20.09.2025; next date 13.10.2025.

What did the court decide?

Delay condoned and abatement, if any, against respondent No. 5 set aside; applicants to bring his legal representatives on record within one week and supply copies of the amended petition to the respondents, failing which the application shall stand dismissed; matter listed on 13.10.2025. ¶¶19

Parvatibai Mahadeo Randive and Another Vs the State of Maharashtra and Others — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the delay in filing the application to set aside the abatement (if any) against deceased respondent No. 5 and to bring his legal representatives on record ought to be condoned.

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Court's answer

The delay is condoned, any abatement order against respondent No. 5 is set aside, and the application is allowed as prayed, permitting his legal representatives to be brought on record.

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Ratio / Principle

The applicants are directed to bring the legal representatives of respondent No. 5 on record within one week and supply copies of the amended petition to the respondents, failing which the application shall stand dismissed without further reference to the Court.

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Key takeaways

Ground for condonation: respondent No. 5 died during the pendency of the petition, which remains pending against the remaining respondents.ratio¶¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench (Abhay J. Mantri, J.; 20.09.2025): Civil Application No. 5366 of 2025 in Writ Petition No. 6940 of 2014 (Parvatibai Mahadeo Randive and Another v. The State of Maharashtra and Others) allowed as prayed. Respondent No. 5 had expired on 27.03.2017 during the pendency of the petition; the applicants having recently learned of the death, the Court held it appropriate, given the death occurred during pendency and the petition remains pending against the remaining respondents, to condone the delay, set aside any abatement order against respondent No. 5, and permit his legal representatives to be brought on record. The applicants were directed to bring the legal representatives on record within one week and supply copies of the amended petition to the respondents, failing which the application would stand dismissed without further reference to the Court; matter listed for 13.10.2025. No statute or precedent is cited in the order.

Parvatibai Mahadeo Randive and Another v. the State of Maharashtra and Others

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