Anil Purushottam Shukla and Others v. Nitin Kareer, Secretary General Administration Dept. Mumbai and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Formal administrative order allowing substitution of Respondent No. 1 in a pending writ petition (W.P. No. 2075/2020(D)) via Civil Application No. 97/2025 in Civil Proceedings No. 134/2023. Substitution occasioned by retirement of Respondent No. 1, Shri Nitin Kareer, during pendency; successor identified as Shri Rajesh Kumar Meena, Chief Secretary of Respondent No. 1's Department. Directions: amend cause title; issue notice to substituted respondent returnable within four weeks. Decided 17/09/2025 by Registrar (Judicial) Premal S. Vithalani. Keywords: substitution of respondent, retirement during pendency, formal application allowed, notice to substituted respondent.
What did the court decide?
Permission granted to substitute Respondent No. 1: the name of Shri Nitin Kareer (retired) is to be replaced by Shri Rajesh Kumar Meena; amendment of the cause title directed; notice to the substituted respondent returnable within four weeks.