Saraswatibai Bishwambharlal Charity Trust vs Mr. Bhuvneshwar Swarup Bhatnagar (Deceased) Thr. Its Lrs Mrs Asha Bhatnagar — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Saraswatibai Bishwambharlal Charity Trust vs Mr. Bhuvneshwar Swarup Bhatnagar (Deceased) Thr. Its Lrs Mrs Asha Bhatnagar — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Application allowed in terms of prayer clauses (b) and (c): legal representatives of Respondent No. 1B (Poonam Shantanu Consul, deceased) brought on record; amendment per Schedule of amendment within three weeks; amended copy to be served on the Respondent within two weeks thereafter; matter listed along with Writ Petition No. 11201 of 2012 and Interim Application (L) No. 21856 of 2024.

Issue for consideration

Whether the legal representatives of Respondent No. 1B, Poonam Shantanu Consul (since deceased), may be brought on record in Civil Revision Application No. 475 of 2015.

Ratio / Principle

The Application to bring the legal representatives of Respondent No. 1B on record stands allowed in terms of prayer clauses (b) and (c).

Key takeaways

The Applicant is to carry out the necessary amendment in accordance with the Schedule of amendment within a period of three weeks.ratio¶23
The amended copy of the Application is to be served on the Respondent within a period of two weeks thereafter.ratio¶24
The matter is to be listed along with Writ Petition No. 11201 of 2012 and Interim Application (L) No. 21856 of 2024.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Bombay (N. J. Jamadar, J.; order dated 3rd September 2025) allowed Interim Application No. 533 of 2025 in Civil Revision Application No. 475 of 2015, filed by Saraswatibai Bishwambharlal Charity Trust, seeking to bring on record the legal representatives of Respondent No. 1B, Poonam Shantanu Consul, who passed away on 31st December 2023. The application was supported by the death certificate and by the application in RAD Suit No. 917 of 2015 whereby the same legal representatives were already brought on record in that Suit. Ms. Gauri Meshta (i/b LJ Law), instructed for the proposed legal representatives, raised no objection. The application was allowed in terms of prayer clauses (b) and (c); the Applicant was directed to amend per the Schedule of amendment within three weeks and serve the amended copy within two weeks thereafter; the matter was ordered to be listed along with Writ Petition No. 11201 of 2012 and Interim Application (L) No. 21856 of 2024.

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Arun Sankpal

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 533 OF 2025

IN

CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 475 OF 2015

Saraswatibai Bishwambharlal Charity Trust ..Applicant In the matter between Saraswatibai Bishwambharlal Charity Trust ..Applicant Versus Bhuvneshwar Swrup Bhatnagar (Deceased) …Respondent through LRs

Mr. Dakshesh Vyas, with Abhishek Prabhu and Sudhanshu Tiwari, for the Applicant.

Ms. Gauri Meshta, i/b LJ Law, for Respondent No.1B.

CORAM: N. J. JAMADAR, J. DATED : 3^rd SEPTEMBER 2025

P.C.:

Heard the learned Counsel for the Applicant.

ARUN RAMCHANDRA SANKPAL

Digitally signed by ARUN RAMCHANDRA SANKPAL Date: 2025.09.05 13:20:08 +0530

This is an Application to bring the legal representatives of Respondent No. 1B, Poonam Shantanu Consul, who passed away on 31^st December 2023. The Application is supported by copy of the death certificate and an Application filed on behalf of the legal representatives of Respondent No. 1B in RAD Suit No. 917 of 2015, whereby the legal representatives who are now sought to be brought on record, were brought on record in the said Suit.

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Ms. Meshta, the learned Counsel submits that, she has

instructions to appear on behalf of the proposed legal representatives of Respondent No. 1B and has no objection to bring them on record.

The learned Counsel further submits that the proposed legal representatives of Respondent No. 1B have also taken out an Interim Application (L) No. 21856 of 2024 in Writ Petition No. 11201 of 2012.

In view of the averments in the Application and the aforesaid submissions, the Application stands allowed in terms of prayer clauses (b) and (c).

The Applicant shall carry out the necessary amendment in accordance with the Schedule of amendment, within a period of three weeks.

The amended copy of the Application be served on the Respondent, within a period of two weeks, thereafter.

To be listed along with Writ Petition No. 11201 of 2012 and the Interim Application (L) No. 21856 of 2024.

[N. J. JAMADAR, J.]

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