Ketki N Shah vs Yogesh Gandhi — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Ketki N Shah vs Yogesh Gandhi — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim Application No. 6370 of 2025 allowed in terms of prayer clause (a): permission to amend the Contempt Petition as per Schedule-I (adding one more alleged contemnor). Amendments to be carried out within two weeks; amended copies to be served on the Respondents, including the newly added Respondent, within two weeks thereafter with an affidavit of service; Contempt Petition listed on 17 March 2026 ‘for directions’; the Interim Application stands allowed and disposed as above.

Issue for consideration

Whether permission should be granted to amend Contempt Petition No. 3 of 2025 as per Schedule-I so as to add one more contemnor alleged to have committed breaches.

Court's answer

The Interim Application No. 6370 of 2025 is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a), permitting amendment of the Contempt Petition as per Schedule-I (thereby adding one more contemnor).

Ratio / Principle

The amendments to the Contempt Petition are to be carried out within a period of two weeks.

Key takeaways

Amended copies of the Contempt Petition are to be served upon the Respondents, including the newly added Respondent, within two weeks thereafter, with an appropriate affidavit of service to be filed.ratio¶30
The Contempt Petition is to be listed on 17 March 2026 under the caption ‘for directions’ (printed as ‘cation’ in the source, a typographical artefact).ratio¶35

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Order of ABHAY AHUVA — note corrected: Order of Abhay Ahuja, J. (Bombay High Court, Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction), dated 3 February 2026, allowing Interim Application No. 6370 of 2025 in Contempt Petition No. 3 of 2025 (arising out of Suit No. 3502 of 1987; Ketki N Shah v. Om Prakash Sharma and others). Permission granted to amend the Contempt Petition as per Schedule-I so as to add one more contemnor alleged to have committed breaches, there being no objection from the other learned counsel; the show cause notice in the Contempt Petition was yet to be issued. Directions issued: amendments to be carried out within two weeks; amended copies to be served on the Respondents, including the newly added Respondent, within two weeks thereafter with an affidavit of service; Contempt Petition listed on 17 March 2026 under the caption ‘for directions’.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

Digitally signed by KANCHAN KANCHAN PRASHANT PRASHANT DHURI DHURI Date: 2026.02.04 11:21:41 +0530

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION

CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 3 OF 2025

IN

SUIT NO. 3502 OF 1987

Ketki N Shah … Petitioner

Versus

Om Prakash Sharma and others … Respondents

WITH

INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 6370 OF 2025

IN

CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 3 OF 2025

Mr. Kunal Dwarkadas alongwith Ms. Joshua D’Souza instructed by Ms. Alisha Pinto, Advocate for the Petitioner/Applicant in IA-6370-2025. Ms. Ananya Sakpal instructed by Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co., Advocate for the Respondent No.1.

Mr. D.V. Sawant alongwith Mr. Priyank Kulkarni and Mr. Gaurav Borse instructed by PS Chambers, Advocate for the Respondent No.2.

CORAM : ABHAY AHUJA, J. DATE : 3 FEBRUARY 2026

P.C. :

Interim Application No. 6370 of 2025 :

This Interim Application seeks permission to amend the

Contempt Petition as per Schedule-I.

Kanchan Dhuri 1/3

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When the matter is called out, Mr. Dwarkadas, learned Counsel, appearing for the Applicant submits that one more contemnor is to be added in terms of the Schedule-I to the Application as the said contemnor has also committed breaches.

The other learned Counsel appearing in the matter have no objection if the Interim Application is allowed.

It is observed that the show cause notice is yet to be issued in the Contempt Petition.

Accordingly, having heard the learned Counsel, the Interim Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a), which reads thus :

(a) This Hon’ble Court be pleased to permit the Applicant to amend the present Petition as per the Schedule I to this Application on such terms and conditions as this Hon’ble Court deem appropriate.

Let the amendments to the Contempt Petition be carried out within a period of two weeks.

Let the amended copies of the Contempt Petition be served upon the Respondents including the newly added Respondent, within a period of two weeks thereafter and an appropriate affidavit of service be filed.

Kanchan Dhuri 2/3

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The Interim Application stands allowed and disposed as

above.

List the Contempt Petition on 17^th March 2026 under the cation ‘for directions’ .

(ABHAY AHUJA, J.)