Nancy Sequeira (Nee Nancy Alexander Tone) v. Sonal Constructions and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Impleadment/substitution of deceased party by legal heirs — Reena Engineer and Sanjiv Soreng joined as Plaintiffs nos. 8(a)/(b) in Suit No. 386 of 1997 and as Defendants nos. 9(a)/(b) in Suit No. 2689 of 1995; Bombay High Court interim applications IA (L) 2820/2026, IA 588/2026, IA 2025/2021, IA 2319/2025, IA 1454/2021; consequential amendments to cause title and plaint; three-week amendment window and two-week service window with affidavit of service; Registry acceptance of replies; rejoinder timetable; amicable settlement urged in decades-old suits; next hearing 8 April 2026; presiding officer Abhay Ahuja, J.; named parties Sonal Constructions and Others (applicant) and Alexander George Tone and Others (respondents); advocates Akshay Borade, Yatin Shah, Chirag Kamdar, Pranav Khatkul, Janu Gulati, Pankaj Thatte, Amit Sharma, Sanjiv Sawant, Ashwin Jajal.
What did the court decide?
Deletion of deceased Plaintiff no.8 and impleadment of her legal heirs Reena Engineer and Sanjiv Soreng as Plaintiffs nos. 8(a) and 8(b) in Suit No. 386 of 1997, with consequential amendments permitted; mirror-image amendment in Suit No. 2689 of 1995 deleting Defendant no.9 and impleading the same heirs as Defendants nos. 9(a) and 9(b); amendments within three weeks and service of amended proceedings within two weeks thereafter with affidavit of service; acceptance of replies in IA Nos. 2025 of 2021 and 1454 of 2021 with two-week service and rejoinder windows; disposal of IA No. 588 of 2026; service/instructions timeline for IA No. 2319 of 2025; Suits and pending applications listed for 8th April 2026 with parties urged to explore amicable settlement.