Urmila Satyaprakash Singh and 2 Ors. v. Dinesh Kumar Singh and 23 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Substitution of legal heirs of a deceased petitioner in a pending 2003 Bombay writ petition permitted. Keywords: impleadment of legal heirs; abatement; cause-title amendment; Interim Application No.875 of 2024; Writ Petition No.2871 of 2003; Dinesh Kumar Singh v. Sainath Education Trust; Bombay High Court; Karnik & Modak, JJ.; 03-02-2026. Counsel: Rishika Agarwal (Applicants); Usha Singh with Pritesh Haridas Bodekar i/b Vyas & Bhalwal (Respondent No.1); Rohit Sakhadeo (Respondent No.6); Usha Rahi, AGP (Respondent Nos.3-5, State). Short order; no statutory provisions or precedents discussed; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Interim Application No.875 of 2024 allowed — legal heirs of Petitioner No.2 to be brought on record; consequential amendment to the cause title directed within two weeks; application disposed of.