Sandhya Dinesh Singh Thakur Wife of Mr. Dinesh Singh Thakur v. Dilipsingh Jitendra Singh Thakur and 18 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay of 142 days in filing Written Statement by Defendant No. 5; Written Statement to be filed in Registry by 15 January 2026; copy to be served on Plaintiff by 16 January 2026 with Affidavit-of-Service; setting aside of Prothonotary and Senior Master's order dated 17 July 2025 transferring Suit to list of undefended suits qua Defendant No. 5; partition suit among legal heirs of deceased Brahmadutt Singh; Suit No. 137 of 2024; Interim Application No. 5396 of 2025; caption applicant Sandhya Dinesh Singh Thakur; defendants led by Dilipsingh Jitendra Singh Thakur; Bombay High Court, Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction; Farhan P. Dubash J; disposed on 12 January 2026.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 142 days in filing the Written Statement by Defendant No. 5 condoned; Defendant No. 5 directed to file the Written Statement in the Registry on or before 15 January 2026 and serve a copy on the Plaintiff on or before 16 January 2026 with an Affidavit-of-Service; the Prothonotary and Senior Master's order dated 17 July 2025 transferring the Suit to the undefended suit list insofar as Defendant No. 5 is concerned set aside.