Ashabai W/O Khushalrao Pando and Another v. State of Maharashtra through the Collector, Amravati and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Interlocutory order of the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (Pravin S. Patil, J., 25.11.2025) allowing two civil applications arising in First Appeal No.125/2015 (Ashabai w/o Khushalrao Pandav and another v. State of Maharashtra, through the Collector, Amravati): condonation of a 63-day delay in bringing the legal representatives of the appellant on record (CAF No.522/2024) and impleading of the legal representatives on the ground that the right to sue survives in favour of the applicant (CAF No.523/2024), with amendment to be carried out within one week; First Appeal No.1211/2012 (Vidarbha Irrigation Development v. Damodar s/o Sitaram Shejol and ors.) ordered detagged and listed separately. Keywords: delay condonation, legal representatives, right to sue survives, substitution of deceased appellant, detagging of appeals.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 63 days in bringing the legal representatives of the appellant on record condoned (CAF No.522/2024); legal representatives permitted to be brought on record (CAF No.523/2024); necessary amendment to be carried out within one week; First Appeal No.1211/2012 directed to be detagged from the present appeal and listed separately.