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Sandeep Gangji Salia v. Rameshchandra Nanalal Khetani

Bombay HC29 Sept 2025MCA/401/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Interim order dated 15 December 2025, Bombay High Court, Rajesh S. Patil J.; Misc. Civil Application No. 401/2025; Sandeep Gangji Salia v. Rameshchandra Nanalal Khetani; transfer of proceedings from City Civil Court at Bombay; ad-interim relief in terms of prayer clause (b); service of respondent no.2 outstanding, packet returned “change in address”; next date 27/1/2026; order to be conveyed to City Civil Court Room No.61 with affidavit within two weeks; Registrar (Judicial-I) to communicate order by e-mail; act on authenticated copy.

What did the court decide?

Ad-interim relief granted in terms of prayer clause (b) until the next date of hearing; matter stood over to 27/1/2026 for further steps to serve respondent no.2; directions issued to counsel and Registrar (Judicial-I) regarding communication of the order. ¶15

Sandeep Gangji Salia vs Rameshchandra Nanalal Khetani — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant should be granted ad-interim relief in terms of prayer clause (b) while taking further steps to complete service on respondent no.2, in the matter seeking transfer of proceedings pending before the City Civil Court at Bombay.

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Court's answer

Ad-interim relief was granted in favour of the applicant in terms of prayer clause (b) until the next date of hearing.

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Ratio / Principle

The Court stood the matter over to 27/1/2026 to permit the applicant to take further steps to serve respondent no.2, service on whom remains outstanding.

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Key takeaways

Learned counsel for the applicant was directed to convey the order passed that day to the City Civil Court, Court Room No.61, Bombay, and to file an affidavit to that effect within two weeks.ratio¶17
Registrar (Judicial-I) was directed to communicate the order passed that day to the Registrar of the concerned Court by e-mail, and all concerned were to act on an authenticated copy of the order.ratio¶18

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Rajesh S. Patil, J.), order dated 15 December 2025 in Misc. Civil Application No. 401/2025, Sandeep Gangji Salia v. Rameshchandra Nanalal Khetani: the applicant seeks transfer of proceedings pending before the City Civil Court at Bombay filed by respondent no.1. Counsel submitted that all respondents except respondent no.2 have been served, the service packet for respondent no.2 having been returned with the remark “change in address”. The Court granted ad-interim relief in terms of prayer clause (b) until the next hearing, stood the matter over to 27 January 2026 for further steps to serve respondent no.2, directed counsel to convey the order to the City Civil Court, Court Room No.61, Bombay and file an affidavit to that effect within two weeks, directed Registrar (Judicial-I) to communicate the order by e-mail, and directed all concerned to act on an authenticated copy of the order.

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Diksha Rane 18 MCA 4012025.doc

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 401/2025

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SANDEEP GANGJI SALIA ..APPLICANT VS RAMESHCHANDRA NANALAL KHETANI ..RESPONDENT

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Adv. Sankalpita Mullick a/w. Adv. Jyoti Ghag, Adv. Ankit Singhal i/b. Dua Associates for applicant.

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CORAM : RAJESH S. PATIL, J. DATE : 15 DECEMBER 2025.

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P.C. :

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1. Ms. Mullick, learned counsel appearing for the applicant submits that the main contesting party - respondent no.1 has been duly served. So also, respondent nos.2, 3, 4 and 6 have been duly served. As regards respondent no.2, the service packet addressed to respondent no.2 has returned with remark “change in address”.

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1.1) She submits that on 10 November 2025, when this matter was on board, respondent no.5 along with respondent no.6 and respondent no.3 were present in the Court. Therefore, the services on the respondents is completed except respondent no.2. She submits that she will make an attempt to serve respondent no.2 within a week’s time and in the meanwhile, ad-interim relief be granted in

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Diksha Rane 18 MCA 4012025.doc

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favour of the present applicant. She submits that she is seeking transfer of the proceedings pending before the City Civil Court at Bombay, which has been filed by the respondent no.1 herein and except respondent no.2, all the respondents have been served but the respondents have chosen not to appear in the matter.

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2. Stand over to 27/1/2026 in order to permit the applicant to

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take further steps to serve respondent no.2.

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3. In the meantime, there will be ad-interim relief in terms of prayer clauses (b) till the next date of the hearing.

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4. Learned counsel for the applicant is hereby directed to convey

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the order passed today to the City Civil Court, Court Room No.61, Bombay and file affidavit to that effect within a period of two weeks from today.

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5. Similarly, Registrar (Judicial-I) is hereby directed to communicate the order passed today to the Registrar of the concerned Court by E-mail.