Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. Thr. Nagpur Branch Manager v. Nirmala Chimaji Kokare and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Deletion of deceased respondent No.3 (driver of offending vehicle) from array of parties at appellant's own risk; leave to amend prayer clause; substituted service by newspaper publication under Order V Rule 20 CPC ('Deshonatti', Nagpur edition) where respondent No.4 could not be served at last known address and was a tenant who left the premises; civil applications in First Appeal (ST) No. 20825 of 2025; Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Nirmala Chimaji Kokare; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; Prafulla S. Khubalkar, J.; order dated 17.03.2026; CAF 3348/2025 adjourned by four weeks.
What did the court decide?
Permission to delete respondent No.3 from the array of parties at the appellant's own risk (CAF 1247/2026); leave to amend prayer clause (1), with the amendment to be carried out forthwith, and permission for substituted service on respondent No.4 by publication of a notice in the daily newspaper 'Deshonatti' (Nagpur edition) (CAF 1248/2026); Civil Application (CAF) No. 3348/2025 stands over after four weeks.