Durgabai Uttamrao Thorat v. Laxminarayan Sansthan Achalpur through Its President Ratanlal Bhuramal Tambi and others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (neutral citation 2026:BHC-NAG:1853), Rohit W. Joshi, J., 04/02/2026. Durgabai Uttamrao Thorat (appellant, through POA) v. Laxminarayan Sansthan Achalpur and others (registered public trust and its trustees). Two civil applications in Second Appeal St. No. 25548 of 2023 allowed: (1) impleadment of new/present trustees as respondent Nos. 7 to 12 after change in the body of trustees; (2) condonation of 133 days' delay in filing the Second Appeal on medical grounds (paralysis), over counsel's opposition. Appeal listed for admission hearing on 20.02.2026. Keywords: condonation of delay, medical grounds, paralysis, limitation, impleadment of trustees, public trust, second appeal, Nagpur Bench.
What did the court decide?
Both civil applications allowed: (i) the present trustees mentioned in Civil Application No.887 of 2025 added as respondent Nos. 7 to 12 in Second Appeal St. No. 25548 of 2023; (ii) delay of 133 days in filing the Second Appeal condoned (Civil Application No.193 of 2024); and the Second Appeal listed for hearing on admission on 20.02.2026.