V.I.D.C. Thr. Exe. Engineer, Utawali River Project, Mehkar v. Trambak Govinda Gaikwad and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Interlocutory order, Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench, Neeraj P. Dhote, J., dated 12/03/2026, in Civil Applications (F) Nos. 470 and 471 of 2026 in First Appeal No. 907 of 2010, V.I.D.C. v. Triambak Govinda Gaikwad and anr. Delay in filing the application to substitute the legal representatives of deceased Respondent No.1 condoned; legal representatives brought on record and abatement set aside; applications allowed in terms of prayer clauses; amendment to appeal memo within two weeks; notice to newly added respondents. Keywords: condonation of delay, abatement set aside, legal representatives on record, substitution of deceased respondent, first appeal, Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation.
What did the court decide?
Civil Applications (F) Nos. 470 and 471 of 2026 allowed in terms of their respective prayer clauses (condonation of delay; bringing the legal representatives of deceased Respondent No.1 on record; setting aside the abatement); amendment to the Appeal memo directed within two weeks; notice to newly added Respondents returnable after two weeks.