Alhaj Ebrahim Khan S/O Ahmed Khan (Since Decd) through Lrs. and Ors. v. Sopan Pandharinath Lohakare
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition 10849 of 2014, Bombay High Court (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction), Gauri Godse J, order dated 7 March 2026; condonation of 10-day delay in Interim Application 447 of 2026 for heirs/legal representatives of deceased petitioner no. 4, allowed in terms of prayer clauses (i) and (ii), amendment within two weeks; Interim Application 1670 of 2026 for heirs/legal representatives of deceased sole respondent Sopan Pandharinath Lohakare; common notice of interim application and writ petition for final disposal at admission stage (notice earlier issued by order dated 28 January 2015), returnable 8 April 2026; private service, service affidavit, copies and hamdast directions; petitioners Alhaj Ebrahim Khan; advocates Rashmi Shirke and Ramdas Shelke.
What did the court decide?
Interlocutory procedural order: (a) in Interim Application No. 447 of 2026, the 10-day delay in filing is condoned and the application is allowed in terms of prayer clauses (i) and (ii), with the amendment to be carried out within two weeks; (b) in Interim Application No. 1670 of 2026, the Office is directed to issue a common notice of the interim application and the writ petition to the heirs and legal representatives of the deceased respondent, intimating final disposal at admission stage, returnable on 8 April 2026, with private service, service affidavit, and copies/hamdast directions. The writ petition itself is not adjudicated in this order.