Aruna Jitendra Shah v. Amit Narendra Shah
Case brief
What is this about?
Suit No. 25 of 2024, Amit Narendra Shah v. Suresh Kantilal Shah and 4 others, Bombay High Court OOCJ; order dated 23 February 2026 by Justice Farhan P. Dubash on Interim Application (L) 5995 of 2023 (clubbed with IA (L) 11197, 11198 and 11199 of 2023) and Interim Application 5430 of 2025; extension of time to Defendants/Respondents nos. 1 to 4 (Mihir Nerurkar with Rushabh Parekh i/b AMR Law) to file their Reply subject to costs of Rs. 25,000/- payable to Plaintiff/Applicant Amit Narendra Shah (counsel Sachin Ramrao Pawar); impleadment of Aruna Jitendra Shah as Defendant no. 6 allowed in terms of prayer clause (a) (counsel Yohan Mehta i/b Prashant Goyal); deadlines: Reply and plaint amendment 4 March 2026; amended plaint service 6 March 2026; Rejoinder 13 March 2026; new Respondent no. 6 Reply 13 March 2026 and Rejoinder 18 March 2026; matters stand over to 23 March 2026.
What did the court decide?
Interim Application no. 5430 of 2025 allowed and disposed of in terms of prayer clause (a): Ms. Aruna Jitendra Shah to be impleaded as Defendant no. 6 in Suit No. 25 of 2024, with corresponding amendments to the plaint and to Interim Application (L) no. 5995 of 2023; in Interim Application (L) no. 5995 of 2023 the Respondents received a further, conditional extension to file their Reply by 4th March 2026 subject to payment of costs of Rs. 25,000/-, with Rejoinder by 13th March 2026; both matters stand over to 23rd March 2026.