G Bhanu Murthy vs President Terna Public Charitable Trust College of Engineering Campus Solapur and Ors. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

G Bhanu Murthy vs President Terna Public Charitable Trust College of Engineering Campus Solapur and Ors. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Delay of 260 days in filing the Interim Application condoned; order of the Registrar (Judicial-I) dated 19 April 2024 rejecting Writ Petition (St) No. 6620 of 2023 set aside; Writ Petition restored to file, subject to the Petitioner removing office objections within three weeks from upload of the order, failing which the Writ Petition to be rejected without reference to the Court.

Issue for consideration

Whether the delay of 260 days in filing the Interim Application seeking setting aside of the order dated 19 April 2024 passed by the Registrar (Judicial-I) and restoration of the Writ Petition should be condoned. +1 more

Court's answer

The delay of 260 days in filing of the Interim Application is condoned.

Ratio / Principle

The order passed by the Registrar (Judicial-I) rejecting the Writ Petition (St) No.6620 of 2023 is set aside.

Key takeaways

The Writ Petition (St) No.6620 of 2023 is restored to file.ratio¶¶20
There being no opposition to the Interim Application by the Respondent-State, no prejudice would be caused to the other Respondents though not served.ratio¶¶15
The Applicant, being a person, should not be made to suffer on account of the default of his Advocate in failing to remove the office objections.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Chagla and Sethna, JJ.) condones a delay of 260 days in filing Interim Application No. 862 of 2025 by which the Original Petitioner, G Bhanu Murthy, sought setting aside of the order dated 19 April 2024 passed by the Registrar (Judicial-I) rejecting Writ Petition (St) No. 6620 of 2023 for non-removal of office objections, and restoration of the Writ Petition. The court held that the Applicant should not be made to suffer for the default of his Advocate in failing to remove office objections, and that no prejudice would be caused to the other Respondents though not served, as the Respondent-State raised no opposition. The rejection order was set aside and the Writ Petition restored to file, conditional upon removal of office objections within three weeks from upload of the order, failing which the Writ Petition is to be rejected without reference to the Court. Interim Application disposed of on 4 February 2026.

Digitally signed by MULEY MULEY SHUBHAMPRAVINRAO SHUBHAM PRAVINRAO Date:2026.02.05 14:00:11 +0530

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 862 OF 2025 IN

WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 6620 OF 2023

G Bhanu Murthy ...Applicant Versus President Terna Public Charitable Trust College of Engineering Campus Solapur & Ors. ...Respondents

Mr. Avinash B. for the Applicant. Mr. A. C. Bhadang, AGP for State.

CORAM : R. I. CHAGLA AND ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ. DATED : 4TH FEBRUARY, 2026

P.C.:-

By this Interim Application, the Original Petitioner/Applicant has sought condonation of delay of 260 days in filing of the Interim Application seeking setting aside of the order dated 19 April 2024 passed by the Registrar (Judicial-I) rejecting the above Writ Petition for non removal of office objections and for restoration of the Writ Petition.

The Applicant has in the Interim Application stated that the Advocates for the Applicant failed to remove office objections which were raised when the Writ Petition was filed. The same could not be removed within the stipulated period, in view of which the Writ Petition came to be rejected.

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Shubham

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There is no opposition to the Interim Application by the Respondent-

State. Considering that we are inclined to allow the Interim Application, no prejudice would be caused to the other Respondents though not served. The Applicant being a person should not be made to suffer on account of default of his Advocate in non removal of office objections. Hence, the following

order:-

ORDER

i. The delay in filing of the Interim Application is condoned.

ii. The order passed by the Registrar (Judicial-I) rejecting the Writ Petition (St) No.6620 of 2023 is set aside.

iii. The Writ Petition (St) No.6620 of 2023 is restored to file.

iv. The Petitioner shall remove the office objections within a period of three weeks within a period of three weeks from the date of uploading of this order. Failure to remove the office objections shall result in the Writ Petition rejected without reference to the Court.

The Interim Application is accordingly disposed of.

[ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.] [R.I. CHAGLA, J.]

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Shubham