Neelam Haresh Gandhi v. Mumbai Municipal Corporation through Its Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court common order 09-12-2025; Ghuge & Bhobe JJ.; paucity of time at 5:55 p.m.; office objections to be removed in two weeks; ad-interim/interim orders to continue; affidavit in reply/rejoinder one week before next date; spare copies within 14 days else dismissal against unserved respondents on 15th day, notice returnable after four weeks; re-listing schedule 15/12/2025 to 04/02/2026 (Compliance, Prioritised/Fresh/Urgent/Due Admission, First on Board, For Passing Order, Disposal, Dismissal, Part-Heard, Final Hearing); purely procedural, no merits decided.
What did the court decide?
Purely procedural common order; no substantive adjudication. The court (i) continues the ad-interim/interim orders earlier granted in the listed matters, subject to removal of all office objections within two weeks; (ii) requires affidavits in reply/rejoinder, if any, to be filed at least one week before the next date; (iii) directs that matters awaiting service of notice be put up after service; (iv) requires petitioners in matters with unprocessed notices to supply spare copies within 14 days, failing which those matters stand dismissed against the unserved respondents on the 15th day (if copies are supplied, notice to issue returnable after four weeks); and (v) re-lists the board (serial nos. 03 to 226) between 15/12/2025 and 04/02/2026 under categories including Compliance, Priortised/Prioritised Matters, First on Board, For Passing Order, For Disposal, For Dismissal, Part-Heard, Fresh/Urgent/Due Admission and Final Hearing, per the chart in paragraph 7.