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Vishnu Bhagwan Wadekar v. Ansar Khan Gaffar Khan (Dead) and Others

Bombay HC14 Jul 2025CAF/3346/2018

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What is this about?

Nagpur Bench, High Court of Bombay; Civil Application No. 3346 of 2018 in First Appeal ST 26911 of 2017; VishnuBhagwan Wadekar vs. Ansar Khan Gaffar Khan and ors; condonation of delay of 18 days in filing appeal; application allowed; appeal registered; deletion of respondent No. 5 per order dated 20.01.2020; notice to respondents returnable after six weeks; counsel Ingolikar waived notice for respondent No. 3; record and proceedings called; Justice Abhay J. Mantri; decided 14-07-2025.

What did the court decide?

Delay of 18 days in filing the appeal condoned and appeal ordered to be registered; time granted for deletion of respondent No. 5's name per order dated 20.01.2020; notice issued to respondents in First Appeal ST 26911 of 2017 returnable after six weeks. ¶16

Vishnu Bhagwan Wadekar Vs Ansar Khan Gaffar Khan (Dead) and Others — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the delay of 18 days caused in filing the appeal should be condoned, notwithstanding the objection raised by learned counsel for respondent No. 3.

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Court's answer

The Court found no substance in the objection of respondent No. 3 and allowed the application; the delay of 18 days in filing the appeal is condoned and the appeal is ordered to be registered.

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Key takeaways

Time was granted to learned counsel for appellant, who undertook to delete the name of respondent No. 5 as per the order dated 20.01.2020 within one week.obiter¶14
In First Appeal ST 26911 of 2017, notice was issued to respondents, returnable after six weeks.obiter¶18
Learned counsel Mr. Ingolikar waived notice for respondent No. 3 and the Court called for record and proceedings.obiter

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Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.), 14-07-2025: In Civil Application No. 3346 of 2018 in First Appeal ST 26911 of 2017 (VishnuBhagwan Wadekar v. Ansar Khan Gaffar Khan and others), the Court considered the reasons disclosed in the applicant/appellant's application for condonation of an 18-day delay in filing the appeal, found no substance in the objection of learned counsel for respondent No. 3, allowed the application, condoned the delay and directed registration of the appeal. Counsel for appellant was granted time to delete the name of respondent No. 5 pursuant to the order dated 20.01.2020 within one week. Notice was issued to respondents in the appeal, returnable after six weeks; learned counsel Mr. Ingolikar waived notice for respondent No. 3 and record and proceedings were called for. Respondent Nos. 2, 4 and 6 had been served but none appeared.

Vishnu Bhagwan Wadekar v. Ansar Khan Gaffar Khan (Dead) and Others

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