Harishchandra Basdev Sharma and Anr. v. the State of Maharashtra Thr. the Chief Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Common administrative scheduling order, Bombay High Court (Civil), 16-12-2025, Ghuge & Bhobe JJ. Keywords: paucity of time; office objections removed within two weeks; continuation of ad-interim/interim orders; affidavit in reply/rejoinder one week before next date; spare copies for issuance of notice within 14 days; dismissal against unserved respondents on 15th day; notice returnable after four weeks; listing chart 23/12/2025 to 13/02/2026 (Urgent Admission, Due Admission, Prioritized Cases, For Disposal, For Dismissal, Fresh Admission, Final hearing at Admission Stage, Final Hearing). No parties named, no advocates, no statutes or precedents cited; purely procedural.
What did the court decide?
Common administrative/scheduling order: office objections to be removed within two weeks; earlier ad-interim/interim orders to continue subject to compliance; affidavits in reply/rejoinder, if any, at least one week before next date; matters awaiting service to be put up after service; spare-copy default carries a dismissal sanction against unserved Respondents on the 15th day, else notices returnable after four weeks; matters listed per the chart in paragraph 7 between 23/12/2025 and 13/02/2026.