Appa Shankar Aurange Decd Thru Lhrs and Anr. v. Jagannath Shankar Pawar Decd Thru Lhrs
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay (3 years 354 days; 3 years 70 days) in impleading legal heirs of deceased petitioner and deceased respondent; restoration of writ petition dismissed for non-prosecution by Order dated 10.03.2022; death during Covid period; Bombay High Court, Writ Petition No. 3868 of 2006; Keshao s/o. Kawadu Maral v. State of Maharashtra 2005 (1) MahLJ 1059; Sardar Amarjit Singh Karla v. Pramod Gupta 2003 (3) SCC 272; amendment within four weeks.
What did the court decide?
All three Interim Applications allowed: (i) IA 1625/2025 allowed in terms of prayer clauses (b) & (c), condoning the delay and bringing the legal heirs of Petitioner No. 1(B) on record; (ii) IA 1626/2025 allowed in terms of prayer clauses (b) & (c), restoring Writ Petition No. 3868 of 2006 which had been dismissed on 10.03.2022; (iii) IA 1599/2025 allowed in terms of prayer clauses (b) & (c), condoning the delay and bringing the legal heirs of the sole Respondent on record. Amendment to be carried out within four weeks in each case.