The Chief Officer, Municipal Council, Gondia v. Devidas Pohumal Goplani, Gondia, and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Municipal Council Gondia Chief Officer applicant; Devidas s/o Pohumal Goplani respondents; condonation of delay 4349 days; legal heirs of deceased respondent No.1 (expired 17/10/2013) brought on record; abetment/abatement quashed and set aside; Registrar (Judicial) order dated 18/09/2018 dismissing appeal against respondent No.5 for incorrect address quashed; correction of clause title of appeal; costs Rs.10,000/- Public Welfare Account; Suo-Motu Public Interest Litigation No. 01/2021; notices returnable 11/02/2026; Pravin S. Patil J.; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; First Appeal Stamp No. 20941 of 2013; CAO Nos. 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 of 2026; decided 17/01/2026.
What did the court decide?
All five civil applications (CAO Nos. 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38 of 2026) allowed: 4349-day delay in filing the application to bring the legal heirs of deceased respondent No.1 condoned, subject to costs of Rs.10,000/- to the Public Welfare Account; abetment [sic] against deceased respondent No.1 quashed and set aside with liberty to bring his legal heirs on record within one week; Registrar (Judicial)'s order dated 18/09/2018 dismissing the appeal against respondent No.5 quashed and set aside; counsel permitted to correct the clause title of the appeal with respondent No.5's correct address within one week; notices returnable on 11/02/2026.