The Executive Engineer, Upper Painganga Project Division, Umarkhed, Yavatmal and Others v. Makaji S/O Shankar Fulewar and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Restoration of First Appeal No. 299/2024 (D) — dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 28/2/2024 for failure to file private paper book; delay of 176 days in filing restoration application condoned (CAO 192/2025) and appeal restored to file subject to filing private paper book within four weeks (MCAST(ST) 3813/2025). Parties: The Executive Engineer, Upper Painganga Project, Umarkhed & Ors. (Appellants — Pratik Jain h/f M. R. Joharapurkar) v/s Makaji Shankar Fulewar & Ors. (Respondents — M. A. Kadu, AGP for Respondent Nos. 2 & 3; none for Respondent No.1). Court: High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, Nagpur. Judge: Rohit W. Joshi, J. Order dated 20 February 2025. Keywords: condonation of delay, restoration of appeal, dismissal for want of prosecution, private paper book, Nagpur Bench.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 176 days in filing the restoration application condoned; Misc. Civil Application (ST) No. 3813 of 2025 registered and allowed; First Appeal No. 299/2024 restored to file subject to the Appellant filing the private paper book within four weeks.