Municipal Corpn.Aurangabad,through Dy.Commissioner v. Sk.Abbas Sk.Chand
Case brief
What is this about?
Default dismissal of a 1999-vintage second appeal before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench (judge: Shailesh P. Brahme; decided 04-08-2025; neutral citation 2025:BHC-AUG:20664). Appellant Municipal Corporation, Aurangabad (through Dy. Commissioner) was unresponsive to its counsel despite time granted by order dated 28.07.2025; the Court refused to discharge the advocate for want of due procedure and dismissed Second Appeal No. 209/1999 in default, warning that restoration would attract heavy cost; companion Civil Application No. 2287/1999 disposed of as nothing survived. Respondent: Shaikh Abbas Shaikh Chand. No statute or precedent engaged.
What did the court decide?
For want of due procedure, the Court cannot discharge the lawyer appearing for the appellant. ¶¶14