Xyz vs the State of Maharashtra and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Xyz vs the State of Maharashtra and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Continuation of earlier ad-interim/interim orders, subject to removal of office objections within two weeks and filing of affidavits in reply/rejoinder before the next date; matters scheduled for listing on 02-04 September 2025.

Issue for consideration

Procedural handling and listing of matters that could not be taken up for hearing at the time of rising (5.15 pm) due to paucity of time.

Court's answer

All office objections in the listed matters shall be removed within two weeks.

Ratio / Principle

Subject to compliance (removal of office objections within two weeks), ad-interim/interim orders granted earlier, if any, would continue.

Key takeaways

Affidavits in reply/rejoinder, if any, shall be filed before the next date.ratio¶14
Matters in which service of notice is awaited shall be put up after service.ratio¶15
In matters where notices were issued but could not be processed for non-supply of spare copies, the Petitioner shall supply spare copies within 14 days.ratio¶18

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction / Civil Appellate Jurisdiction), common order dated 04.08.2025 (Ravindra V. Ghuge & Gautam A. Ankhad, JJ.). As several matters on the board could not be taken up for hearing at the time of rising at 5.15 pm due to paucity of time, the Court directed: (i) all office objections to be removed within two weeks; (ii) subject to such compliance, ad-interim/interim orders granted earlier, if any, to continue; (iii) affidavits in reply/rejoinder, if any, to be filed before the next date; (iv) matters in which service of notice is awaited to be put up after service; (v) in matters where notices could not be processed for non-supply of spare copies, the Petitioner to supply spare copies within 14 days, failing which the matters would stand dismissed against the unserved Respondents on the 15th day, and if copies are supplied, the office to issue notice returnable after four weeks. The matters were listed on 02.09.2025 (For Orders), 03.09.2025 (Due Admission) and 04.09.2025 (For Final Hearing).

Laxmi .. 1 .. common order 04.08.2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION/ CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

LAXMI SUBHASH SONTAKKE

Digitally signed by LAXMI SUBHASH SONTAKKE Date: 2025.08.08 14:29:27 +0530

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, JJ.

DATE : AUGUST 04, 2025.

P.C. :-

At the time of rising at 5.15 pm, the matters

mentioned in the chart in paragraph No.5 hereunder, could not be taken up for hearing due to paucity of time.

In several of these matters, there are office

objections. As such, all office objections shall be removed within two weeks.

Subject to compliance of the above, ad-interim/

interim order, if any granted earlier, would continue.

The affidavit in reply/rejoinder, if any, shall also be filed before the next date.

Matters in which service of notice is awaited, put up

after service.

Laxmi .. 2 .. common order 04.08.2025

Matters in which though notices were issued, the office could not process the notice due to non-supply of spare copies, the Petitioner shall supply spare copies for issuance of notice within 14 days, failing which, the matters in which copies are not supplied, would stand dismissed as against the unserved Respondents on the 15^th day. If copies are supplied, office to issue notice to the unserved Respondents, returnable after four weeks.

Subject to the above, list these matters as under:-

Serial Nos. of matters on the Board	To be listed on	To be listed in the category
33 to 36	02/09/2025	For Orders
38	02/09/2025	For Orders
40 to 45	02/09/2025	For Orders
47 to 50	02/09/2025	For Orders
52 to 72	03/09/2025	Due Admission
73 to 86	03/09/2025	Due Admission
88	03/09/2025	Due Admission
90 to 95	03/09/2025	Due Admission
97	04/09/2025	For Final Hearing

(GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J. )