Shrikant Chandrakant Gawali Thr Next Friend I.E. Father Chandrakant Now Thr. Mother Mangal. v. Bhagwan Narayan Chikane and Ors.
Interlocutory order – Change of next friend
Case brief
What is this about?
Change of next friend; substitution of mother Mangal Chandrakant Gawali as next friend after death of father Chandrakant; injured appellant Shrikant Chandrakant Gawali; Civil Application No. 680 of 2026 in/with FA/528/2024; First Appeal No. 529 of 2024; Civil Application No. 11062 of 2024; amendment within a week / eight weeks in both appeals; Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; single judge Sanjay A. Deshmukh; order dated 19 January 2026; advocates D. R. Jayabhay, Y.V. Kakde, Mohit R Deshmukh.
What did the court decide?
Change of next friend of the appellant permitted — mother Mangal Chandrakant Gawali substituted as next friend in place of the deceased father; amendment to be carried out within a week in the civil application and within eight weeks in both the appeals. ¶15