Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. vs Sterozide Pharma — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. vs Sterozide Pharma — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Delay of 47 days in filing the Chamber Order condoned; Chamber Order granted as prayed, subject to payment of cost of Rs. 5,000/- to ‘The High Court Employees Medical Welfare Fund at Mumbai’ within three working days; Petitioner to remove office objections and get the 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 delay of 47 days in filing the Chamber Order seeking setting aside of the Order dated 22.08.2025 should be condoned. +1 more

Court's answer

Reasons mentioned in the Affidavit appear to be genuine and substantial justice cannot be denied on technical grounds.

Ratio / Principle

Delay of 47 days caused in filing the present Chamber Order is condoned.

Key takeaways

The Chamber Order is granted as prayed, subject to payment of cost of Rs. 5,000/-, to be paid to ‘The High Court Employees Medical Welfare Fund at Mumbai’.ratio¶22
Upon payment of cost, 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.ratio¶24
Failing compliance, the Petition shall stand rejected for non-compliance of office objections under O.S.Rule 986.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Condonation of delay — Chamber Order CHOL/707/2025 in ARBP(L)/16249/2025 filed to set aside Order dated 22.08.2025 rejecting the captioned Petition under O.S. Rule 986 for non-compliance of office objections — 47 days' delay explained by health issue of the advocate's assistant pursuing the matter; advocate on record learnt of non-compliance in November, 2025 — reasons in the Affidavit held genuine; substantial justice cannot be denied on technical grounds — delay of 47 days condoned and Chamber Order granted as prayed, subject to cost of Rs. 5,000/- payable to ‘The High Court Employees Medical Welfare Fund at Mumbai’ (Bank of India, Mumbai Main Branch, A/c No. 000120110001337, IFSC BKID0000001) within three working days — Petitioner directed to remove office objections and get the Petition registered and/or numbered within two weeks from payment of cost, failing which the Petition to stand rejected for non-compliance of office objections under O.S.Rule 986.

Before : Anil H. Laddhad Prothonotary and Senior Master

Date : 30^th January, 2026

CALLED FOR HEARING AND FINAL DISPOSAL :

CHOL/707/2025 IN ARBP(L)/16249/2025

) Ms. Priya Nigwekar i/b. Pallavi Chari, ) Advocate for Applicants

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) P.C. : The present Chamber Order is e-filed ) by the Applicant for setting aside Order dated ) 22.08.2025, rejecting captioned Petition under ) O.S. Rule 986 for non-compliance of office ) objections.

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) Ld. Advocate for the Applicant submits that ) they have filed Affidavit of Service dated ) 13.01.2026 and Respondents are served with ) copy of Chamber Order.

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) Despite service, today none appeared for and ) on behalf of Respondents.

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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 22.08.2025, four weeks time was ) granted to remove office objections. However, ) due to health issue of Advocate’s assistant who ) was pursuing the matter, the office objections ) could not be removed within time. The ) Advocate on record came to know about non) compliance of office objections in the month ) of November, 2025. It is further contended ) that due to the aforesaid reasons, there is ) delay of 47 days in filing present Chamber ) Order.

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) Ld. Advocate for the Applicant submits that ) delay, as above, caused in filing present ) Chamber Order was unintentional and it may ) be condoned and captioned Petition may be restored to file.

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…. Continued

Prothonotary and Senior Master Date : 30^th January, 2026

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) Reasons mentioned in the Affidavit appear to ) be genuine and substantial justice cannot be ) denied on technical grounds. Further, the ) Applicant has explained delay, as above. ) Therefore, the Applicant should get one ) opportunity to pursue with the captioned ) Petition. )

) In view thereof, delay of 47 days, caused in ) filing present Chamber Order, is condoned and ) the present Chamber Order is granted as ) prayed subject to payment of cost of ) Rs. 5,000/- , to be paid to the ‘The High Court ) Employees Medical Welfare Fund at Mumbai’ ) - Bank of India Mumbai (Main) Branch, ) Account No. 000120110001337, IFSC Code : ) BKID0000001, within three working days ) from today.

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) Upon payment of cost as mentioned above, ) 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 the petition to ) stand rejected for non-compliance of office ) objections under O.S.Rule 986.

Date : 30.01.2026

Prothonotary & Senior Master

KadamM.N. Digitallysigned byKadam M.N.Date:2026.01.3112:17:50+0545