Pradip Bastimal Chopra v. I. N. Halkara H.U.F. through Its Karta Indarmal N. Halkara
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Restoration of dismissed appeal — delay condonation subject to conditional costs. Bombay High Court, Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction; Interim Application No. 3612 of 2024 in Appeals (ST) No. 19222 of 2022; applicant/appellant Pradip Bastimal Chopra (Adv. Chirag Mody a/w S.M. Seegarla, i/b RMG Law Associates); respondents I. N. Halkara HUF through its Karta Indarmal N. Halkara (Adv. Farhan Dubhash a/w Vishal Kanade, i/b Jayesh Vyas). Appeal had been dismissed by order dated 17 January 2023; restoration application filed 27 November 2024 with delay stated as 285 days (respondent said delay was greater). Coram G. S. Kulkarni & Advait M. Sethna, JJ., order dated 16 January 2025 ('P.C.'), allowed the IA per prayer clauses (a) and (b): delay condoned, appeal restored, subject to deposit of Rs. 25,000/- cost with the High Court Library (Original Side) as condition precedent; office objections within two days; appeal listed for admission on 30 January 2025. No statute or precedent cited.