Sangita Sudam Avhad and Ors. v. the Union of India Thr the Deputy Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court; Division Bench (Revati Mohite Dere & Dr. Neela Gokhale, JJ.); order dated 03-07-2025; batch of 22 writ petitions led by Writ Petition No. 8505 of 2025 with connected WPs 8507, 8508, 8509, 8510, 8512, 8513, 8514, 8515, 8516, 8518, 8519, 8521, 8522, 8523, 8524, 8526, 8527, 8528, 8529, 8530, 8531 of 2025; petitioners include legal heirs of deceased persons; respondents: Union of India through Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, Road Transportation and Highway (Resp. 1), State (Resp. 2-4), Respondent Nos. 5 and 6 unrepresented; notice issued returnable 19-08-2025; Supplementary Board; waiver of notice by UOI and State counsel; spare copies within one week; private service and affidavit of service; purely interlocutory/procedural order; no merits, no ratio, no precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
Interlocutory order only: notice ordered to be issued to the respondents, returnable on 19th August 2025, matters to be listed on the Supplementary Board. Mr. Ashok Verma waived notice for Respondent No.1-UOI; learned Addl.G.P./`B' Panel Counsel/A.G.Ps waived notice for Respondent Nos. 2, 3 and 4 in the respective petitions. Petitioners directed to supply spare copies in the Registry within one week (to enable notice to Respondent Nos. 5 and 6) and to serve Respondent Nos. 5 and 6 by private notice and file affidavit of service before the next date. No substantive relief decided.