Smt. Pushpa Pramod Laxman Shenoy -Since Decease Thr. Lrs. 1- Rajan Pramod Shenoy and Ors. v. Mr. Pramod Laxman Radhakrishna Shenoy and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Order dated 15 September 2025 of Justice Jitendra Jain (Bombay High Court, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction) in Interim Application No.6930 of 2025 in First Appeal No.1452 of 2016, clubbed with Interim Application No.6929 of 2025. Condonation of a 676-day delay in an application to substitute/implead the legal heirs of the sole deceased appellant; heirs to be brought on record within three weeks, amended copy within two weeks thereafter; appeal listed for final hearing on 13 October 2025 with a categorical bar on adjournment. Relevant search terms: delay condonation, legal heirs/legal representatives brought on record, substitution of heirs, abatement, first appeal practice, no-adjournment direction, Bombay High Court, Jitendra Jain.
What did the court decide?
In Interim Application No.6930 of 2025, the 676-day delay in filing was condoned; the legal heirs of the sole appellant were directed to be brought on record within 3 weeks, with the amended copy to be served within 2 weeks thereafter; the interim application was disposed of. Separately, the appeal with Interim Application No.6929 of 2025 was directed to be listed on 13 October 2025 for final hearing, with no adjournment to be granted on that date.