Ranjana Rajndra Deshmukh v. Asst. Director, Directorate of Sports and Youth Services, Pune and Another
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Short administrative/order-side ruling of the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, dated 18.09.2025, by a Division Bench of Anil S. Kilor and Rajnish R. Vyas, JJ., in Writ Petition No. 4644 of 2017 filed by Ranjana Rajndra Deshmukh against the Asst. Director, Directorate of Sports and Youth Services, Pune, and another respondent (counsel: N.S. Rao, AGP for the State; P.P. Thakre for respondent No. 2). The original petitioner had expired on 02.05.2021 and the petition stood abated; the applicants cited a communication gap between earlier counsel and themselves. The Court allowed CAW No. 802 of 2025 (setting aside abatement), CAW No. 805 of 2025 (condonation of delay in impleading legal heirs) and CAW No. 804 of 2025 (bringing legal heirs on record), directing completion of amendment within two weeks and supply of the amended petition copy to the respondents' counsel. Useful search terms: abatement, setting aside abatement, death of petitioner, legal heirs, impleadment, condonation of delay, civil application CAW 2025, Nagpur Bench, writ petition continuation after death of litigant.