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Rajni Amarlal Ramrakhiani v. Anil Arjandas Ballani and Ors.

Bombay HC18 Feb 2026IA/14753/2024

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What is this about?

Bombay High Court interim order 23-03-2026, GAURI GODSE J.; IA No. 14753 of 2024 in Writ Petition No. 2781 of 2020; Rajni Amarlal Ramrakhiani v. Anil Arjandas Ballani and Ors; untraceable/missing petition papers; office search directions; reconstruction of file with report; Assistant Registrar Writ Petition Department; photocopy compilation taken on record; stand over 8 April 2026; no statutes or precedents cited.

What did the court decide?

Administrative directions only: photocopy of the petition compilation taken on record; Office to search the original papers and, failing recovery, reconstruct the file with a explanatory report; matter stood over to 8th April 2026. No substantive adjudication of the Writ Petition or the Interim Application. ¶17

Rajni Amarlal Ramrakhiani vs Anil Arjandas Ballani and Ors. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Steps to be taken by the Registry to locate or reconstruct the untraceable original papers of the Writ Petition before the next date.

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Court's answer

The Office was directed to search the original papers and place them before the Court on the next date.

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Ratio / Principle

If the original papers are not traceable, the Office shall reconstruct the file together with a report explaining why the papers are not traceable.

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Key takeaways

The photocopy of the entire petition compilation tendered by learned counsel for the petitioner was taken on record.ratio¶12
The Learned Assistant Registrar, Writ Petition Department was directed to issue necessary directions to search the papers and, if not traceable, to reconstruct the file before the next date.ratio¶18

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction), order dated 23rd March 2026 passed before GAURI GODSE, J. in Interim Application No. 14753 of 2024 in Writ Petition No. 2781 of 2020 (Rajni Amarlal Ramrakhiani, Applicant/Petitioner v. Anil Arjandas Ballani and Ors, Respondents): the Office remark showed the petition papers were not traceable; the photocopy of the entire petition compilation tendered by learned counsel for the petitioner was taken on record; the Office was directed to search the original papers and place them before the Court on the next date and, if untraceable, to reconstruct the file with a report explaining why the papers are not traceable; the Learned Assistant Registrar, Writ Petition Department was directed to issue the necessary directions accordingly; the matter was stood over to 8th April 2026. Purely administrative/directional order — no statute, precedent, substantive issue, or quantum involved; no dissenting opinion.

Rajni Amarlal Ramrakhiani v. Anil Arjandas Ballani and Ors.

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