Nagrik Ekta Seva Sangh (Reg.) vs Mumbai Slum Improvement Board — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Nagrik Ekta Seva Sangh (Reg.) vs Mumbai Slum Improvement Board — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Chamber Order granted as prayed: delay of 184 days in filing the Chamber Order condoned upon payment of cost of Rs. 2,500/- to 'The High Court Employees Medical Welfare Fund at Mumbai' (Bank of India, Mumbai Main Branch) within one week; Petitioner permitted to remove office objections and get the Writ Petition registered and/or numbered within two weeks from the date of payment of cost, failing which the Petition shall stand rejected under O.S.Rule 986.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Chamber Order taken out by the Applicant for setting aside the Orders dated 21.03.2024, 12.04.2024 read with Order dated 30.09.2025 rejecting Writ Petition WP(L)/18940/2023 under O.S.Rule 986 for non-compliance of office objections should be granted. +1 more

Court's answer

The Petitioner is to remove office objections on the Petition and get the same registered and/or numbered within two weeks from the date of payment of cost, failing which the Petition shall stand rejected for non-compliance of office objections under O.S.Rule 986.

Ratio / Principle

The reasons mentioned in the Affidavit in Support appear to be bonafide, and substantial justice cannot be denied on technical grounds.

Key takeaways

The present Chamber Order is granted as prayed, condoning the delay of 184 days caused in filing the Chamber Order, upon payment of cost of Rs. 2,500/- to 'The High Court Employees Medical Welfare Fund at Mumbai' to be paid within one week.ratio¶32

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Chamber Order (CHOL/163/2026 in WP(L)/18940/2023), Prothonotary and Senior Master, decided 01.04.2026: The Applicant sought setting aside of the rejection of the Writ Petition under O.S.Rule 986 for non-compliance of office objections (Orders dated 21.03.2024, 12.04.2024 read with Order dated 30.09.2025). Held that the reasons in the Affidavit in Support appear bonafide and substantial justice cannot be denied on technical grounds; the Chamber Order was allowed, condoning the delay of 184 days in filing it, subject to payment of cost of Rs. 2,500/- to 'The High Court Employees Medical Welfare Fund at Mumbai' within one week. The Petitioner was directed to remove office objections and get the Petition registered and/or numbered within two weeks from payment of cost, failing which the Petition shall stand rejected under O.S.Rule 986.

Before : Anil H. Laddhad Prothonotary and Senior Master

Date : 1^st April, 2026

CALLED FOR HEARING AND FINAL DISPOSAL :

CHOL/163/2026 IN

WP(L)/18940/2023

) Mr. S.H. Singh i/b. Mr. R.B. Singh, Advocate for ) Applicant )

) Mr. J.G. Arudwad (Reddy), Advocate for ) Respondent No. 1

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) Ms. Varsha Sawant a/w. Ms. Manisha Gawde, AGP ) for Respondent No. 3

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) P.C. : The present Chamber Order is taken out by ) the Applicant for setting aside Order dated ) 21.03.2024, 12.04.2024 read with Order dated ) 30.09.2025 rejecting captioned Writ Petition ) under O.S.Rule 986 for non-compliance of office ) objections.

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) Ld. Advocate for Applicant tendered Affidavit of ) Service. The same is taken on record.

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) Heard Ld. Advocate for the Applicant. Perused ) Affidavit in Support of the Chamber Order. It is ) contended therein that in view of order dated ) 21.03.2024, three weeks time was granted to ) remove office objections in captioned Petition. ) However, when the matter appeared before the ) Hon’ble Single Bench, it was directed to be placed ) before the Hon’ble Division Bench and in the ) meantime, Petition got rejected. Further, vide ) Order dated 12.04.2024, time was grated to ) remove office objections till 26.04.2024 but the ) translation of certain documents took time and ) matter got rejected. Hence, the Advocate for ) Applicant took out Chamber Order (L) No. 418 of ) 2025 which came to be allowed and by Order ) dated 30.09.2025 when two weeks time was ) granted to remove office objections after paying ) cost of Rs. 5,000/-. It is averred in the Affidavit in

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Prothonotary and Senior Master Date : 1^st April, 2026

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) support that as the Petitioner was travelling ) during that period, cost could not be deposited ) and in the meantime, matter got rejected.

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Heard Ld. Advocate for the Applicant. Ld.

) Advocate for the Applicant submits that delay in

) removing office objections was neither deliberate

) nor intentional. Hence, present Chamber Order

) may be granted.

) ) Reasons mentioned in the Affidavit in Support

) appears to be bonafide and substantial justice

) cannot be denied on technical grounds. Hence,

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Reasons mentioned in the Affidavit in Support appears to be bonafide and substantial justice cannot be denied on technical grounds. Hence, present Chamber Order is granted as prayed by condoning delay of 184 days caused in filing Chamber Order, upon payment of cost of Rs. 2,500/- to ‘The High Court Employees Medical Welfare Fund at Mumbai’ - Bank of India Mumbai (Main) Branch, Account No. 000120110001337, IFSC Code : BKID0000001, to be paid within one week.

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The Petitioner to remove office objections on the ) Petition and get the same registered and/or ) numbered within two weeks from the date of ) payment of cost, failing Petition to stand rejected ) for non-compliance of office objections under ) O.S.Rule 986. )

Prothonotary & Senior Master

Date : 01.04.2026