Bharat S/O Totaramji Raut v. the State of Maha. Thr. Secretary, Water Supply and Sanitation Deptt., Mumbai and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No.4558 of 2017, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, decided June 24, 2025 by Nitin W. Sambre and Sachin S. Deshmukh, JJ. Petitioner Bharat s/o Totaramji Raut (since deceased) versus State of Maharashtra, Secretary, Water Supply and Sanitation Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. Purely procedural order: condonation of delay in impleading legal heirs of deceased petitioner, setting aside of abatement of petition, permission to bring legal heirs on record, amendment within two weeks, disposal of Civil Applications (CAW) Nos.292/2025, 295/2025 & 293/2025, and listing of the petition on 15/07/2025. No statutes or precedents cited; no substantive adjudication.
What did the court decide?
Delay in bringing the legal heirs of the deceased petitioner condoned; abatement of the petition set aside; legal heirs named in the applications permitted to be brought on record; amendment to be carried out within two weeks; petition to be listed on 15/07/2025 after the legal heirs are brought on record and amendment is carried out.