Sau. Janabai W/O Ganpatrao Urkude v. Santosh S/O Maroti Chinchulkar and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay of around 1215 days; setting aside of abatement; legal representatives of deceased respondent No.2 brought on record; respondent No.2 expired 19.04.2021 during COVID-19 lockdown; communication gap between applicant and advocate; inordinate delay but no adverse effect on prospects of final hearing; Second Appeal No. 167 of 2018; Civil Application No. 739 of 2025; Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench; Rohit W. Joshi, J.; notice to legal representatives returnable 16.04.2026; Mandar Pande waived service; Janabai G. Urkude v. Santosh M. Chinchulkar.
What did the court decide?
Condonation of delay in filing the application for bringing the legal representatives of deceased respondent No.2 on record; setting aside of the abatement against him; and permission to bring his legal representatives on record. Notice was thereafter issued to the legal representatives, returnable on 16.04.2026, and Mr. Mandar Pande, Advocate, waived service on their behalf.