Naresh O Jain v. the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Case brief
What is this about?
Naresh O. Jain v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai; Bombay High Court, Writ Petition No. 4083 of 2025, decided 18.11.2025 by Ghuge & Bhobe, JJ.; disposed without merits; directions to BMC to seek leave for additional Written Statement in Suit No. 1475 of 2012 (City Civil Court, Dindoshi) within 15 days, trial court to decide within 60 days; BMC to challenge order dated 21.01.2019 on Notice of Motion No. 1537 of 2012; expedited disposal of Chamber Summons No. 1023 of 2025 by 20.12.2025; Counsel: Prasad Dhakephalkar (Sr. Adv.) for petitioner; Anoop Patil and S.V. Chaugule for respondents.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed on the basis of the Corporation's assurances, with directions: (i) Corporation to file an application for leave to file an additional Written Statement within 15 days, which the City Civil Court shall decide within 60 days after following due procedure and granting hearing to all stakeholders; (ii) Corporation to move appropriate proceedings seeking quashing of the order dated 21st January, 2019 on Notice of Motion No. 1537 of 2012; (iii) Trial Court to prepone the hearing of Chamber Summons No. 1023 of 2025 to the first week of December, 2025 and decide it on merits on or before 20th December, 2025, with all parties cooperating. No opinion expressed on the merits of the rival contentions.