Vishnu Vaman Nimse and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra Department of Rural Development Thro Its Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction — Interim Application No.13325 of 2025 in Writ Petition (St.) No.11420 of 2025 (Vishnu Vaman Nimse & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra, Deptt. of Rural Development) — restoration of a writ petition rejected by the Registrar (Judicial-I) on 7th May, 2025 for non-removal of office objections — Court restored the petition holding that lay litigants should not suffer for their advocates' default, the petition involving a claim for payment of Old Pension — time-bound direction of three weeks to remove office objections, with automatic rejection on default — no costs. Bench: R.I. Chagla and Advait M. Sethna, JJ. Decided 3rd February, 2026. No statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim Application No.13325 of 2025 allowed and disposed of; Writ Petition (St) No.11420 of 2025 restored by recalling the Order dated 7th May, 2025 passed by the Registrar (Judicial-I); Petitioners to remove pending office objections within three weeks, failing which the Writ Petition to stand rejected without further reference to the Court; no orders as to costs.