Namdeo Savala Kangude v. the Special Land Acquisition Officer No. 06 and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Short order restoring a First Appeal dismissed for default: First Appeal No. 624 of 2019 (respondents include the Special Land Acquisition Officer No. 6) was dismissed for default on 9 July 2019 for non-filing of the paper-book within one year; applicant Namdeo Savala Kangude sought restoration via Interim Application No. 14942 of 2024 before the Bombay High Court (single judge, Rajesh S. Patil, J.), decided 16 October 2025. Application allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b); paper-book to be filed within six months. Relevant to research on reinstatement/restoration of appeals dismissed for default for non-filing of paper-books.
What did the court decide?
Restoration of First Appeal No. 624 of 2019 sought by the interim application, allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b) (contents of the prayer clauses not reproduced in the extract); applicants further directed to file the paper-book within six months.