Patricia Farrell Fernandes Since Dec. Thr. Lrs. 1A Peter Farrell Antonio Fernandez and Ors. v. Commissioner of Mumbai Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and Anr.
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Interim Application No. 46 of 2025 in First Appeal No. 1086 of 2022, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Sharmila U. Deshmukh J., order dated 02.01.2025. Legal heirs (LRs) of deceased sole Appellant Patricia Farrell Fernandez (expired 23.02.2024) impleaded in pending first appeal against Commissioner of MCGM and others; leave to amend granted to add prayer for setting aside abatement; opposition by Respondent No. 2 (counsel P. J. Thorat) rejected in view of intent to hear appeal finally at admission stage; appeal listed for final hearing 06.01.2025 at 4.00 p.m.; interim protection — no coercive action by Respondent-Corporation till 06.01.2025; service of private compilation by 04.01.2025. Counsel: Sunny Shah, Pradip Shukla, Rajdutta Kakade, DivakarN. Dedhia/Dedhich i/b Pradip Shukla & Co. for Appellants; Vidya Vyavhare for Respondent-Corporation. Keywords: substitution of legal heirs, abatement, death of sole appellant, impleadment, production board mentioning, no coercive steps.