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The petitioner, who bought a 4‑hectare property via a 1978 sale deed, later filed a partition suit in 2002 after an earlier suit partially declared the deed void. During the suit, the petitioner discovered that a parcel (Gat No.93) was omitted and applied to amend the suit under Order VI Rule 17 of …
DISMISSED
The applicant-wife filed an application under Section 24 of the Civil Procedure Code seeking transfer of matrimonial proceeding No. A‑2255 of 2025 from the Family Court, Bandra, Mumbai to the Family Court, Dharashiv. The respondent‑husband, through his counsel, consented to the transfer. The Court …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner, Tukaram Hari Patil, challenged a show‑cause notice dated 13‑08‑1996 issued by the Commissioner (Revenue) under the Maharashtra Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974, alleging that the notice sought to reopen a land transfer already adjudicated in 1976 and confirmed in …
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The petitioner, a judgment debtor, sought to quash the execution of a decree by alleging that the civil court lacked jurisdiction to try the original suit because the land involved was governed by the Maharashtra Inferior Village Watans Abolition Act, 1959. He relied on Sections 3 and 9 of that Act, …
DISMISSED
The Commissioner of Central Excise (now Commissioner of Central GST and Service Tax) issued a show‑cause notice on 19‑12‑2012 demanding service tax for transactions between 23‑09‑2009 and 15‑11‑2011 carried out by M/s Millennium Beer Industries Ltd. on behalf of United Breweries Ltd. The Appellate …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner, a defendant in a civil suit, sought to set aside a "no written statement" order that had been passed in 2013 after he failed to file a written statement within the statutory period. He filed a fresh application in December 2025, claiming continuous ill health as the reason for the …
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Machindra Govind Jadhav filed a civil application under Order 5 Rule 20 of the CPC seeking substituted service of court notices on respondents 4 and 6 by publishing them in the Daily Sakal (Nashik edition). Earlier, notices had been served via bailiff as per an order dated 02.07.2025, but the …
DISMISSED
The petitioners filed a review application challenging the High Court’s order dated 1 December 2023 that dismissed their second appeal (No. 334 of 2018) on the ground that no substantial question of law existed. They contended that the court erred by treating two distinct properties (Nos. 254 and …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner, originally the defendant in a rent suit, failed to appear for a scheduled hearing in August 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and an ex‑parte decree was subsequently passed. He filed applications seeking time to file a written statement and to set aside the ex‑parte order, but the …
DISPOSED OFF
The applicant, Vaibhavi Vikas Khade, filed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking transfer of H.M.P. No. 158 of 2025 from the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Beed to the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Gangakhed. The minor daughter, about four years old, resides with the …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners, who were original defendants in a civil suit, filed a writ petition challenging two orders that granted a temporary injunction to the plaintiffs and were later affirmed on appeal. The trial court had granted the injunction under Order XXXIX, Rules 1 and 2, read with Section 151 of …
APPLICATION ALLOWED
The wife, Anmika Patni, filed a transfer application under Section 24 of the Civil Procedure Code seeking to move Hindu Marriage Petition No. 82 of 2025, filed in Sillod, to the court in Kopargaon where she resides with her minor child. The marriage had broken down due to alleged cruelty by the …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner filed a civil application seeking permission to serve three unserved respondents (Nos.1a, 1c & 1e) by substituted service under Order V Rule 20 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The last known address of the respondents was within the jurisdiction of Rajkot, Gujarat, and the petitioner …
DISPOSED OFF
Petitioners Bhim Hanmant Ladade and another filed a writ petition challenging an order passed under Order 7 Rule 11 of the Civil Procedure Code, which rejected their application for rejection of the plaint. Their counsel argued that the proper remedy was a civil revision application, not a writ, and …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The petitioners, a group of landowners, filed civil applications seeking condonation of delay in filing appeals against judgments of the Civil Judge Senior Division, Amalner. They challenged the partial awards and argued that the delay was not intentional, providing satisfactory explanations. The …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The petitioners, a group of landowners, filed civil applications seeking condonation of delay in filing appeals against judgments of the Civil Judge Senior Division, Amalner. They challenged the partial awards and argued that the delay was not intentional, providing satisfactory explanations. The …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The petitioners, a group of landowners, filed civil applications seeking condonation of delay in filing appeals against judgments of the Civil Judge Senior Division, Amalner. They challenged the partial awards and argued that the delay was not intentional, providing satisfactory explanations. The …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The petitioners, a group of landowners, filed civil applications seeking condonation of delay in filing appeals against judgments of the Civil Judge Senior Division, Amalner. They challenged the partial awards and argued that the delay was not intentional, providing satisfactory explanations. The …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner challenged a January 13, 2026 order of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Parbhani, which had declared Respondent No.1 to be of unsound mind and permitted the appointment of his son‑in‑law as a next friend to continue a suit concerning a sale deed. Respondent No.1 had earlier filed the …
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The petitioners filed a writ petition challenging the judgment and decree dated 30‑11‑2016 of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Latur in Regular Civil Suit No. 538 of 2012, which had set aside a Tahsildar’s decision under Section 143 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code (MLR Code). The central issue …
DISMISSED
The case concerned land acquired for a railway expansion in Arvi village, Latur, where the Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation of Rs.127 per square metre. The claimants appealed to the reference court, which enhanced the rate to Rs.70 per square foot, prompting the acquiring …
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The petitioner, Vijay Narayandas Rizwani, filed a writ petition challenging the trial court's order that impleaded Respondents 3 and 4 (the wife and son of Respondent 2) as parties in his suit for simpliciter injunction against Respondents 1 and 2 over a 40‑R agricultural plot. The petitioner argued …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking relief from an execution petition filed under Order XXI Rule 97 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which had been rejected by the executing court. The High Court stayed the execution proceedings on 23 March 2022, but the writ petition was …
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The petitioners, who are defendants in Civil Suit No.148 of 2023, faced a temporary injunction issued by the trial court in favor of the respondent who sought specific performance of a sale deed. The respondent appealed the trial court’s findings, and the District Court set aside the injunction. The …
DISPOSED OFF
The landlord Gajanan Madanlal filed a civil revision challenging the District Judge's order that remanded the execution of a decree granting him possession of shop CTS No.1888. The trial court had decreed eviction on the ground of bona‑fide requirement, a decision affirmed by the appellate court, …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner, Shashikant Dattoant Deole, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging a decision of the Chief Officer Municipal Council. The petitioner sought relief and the court considered whether to grant a procedural liberty to file a subsequent application …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The petitioners, a group of landowners, filed civil applications seeking condonation of delay in filing appeals against judgments of the Civil Judge Senior Division, Amalner. They challenged the partial awards and argued that the delay was not intentional, providing satisfactory explanations. The …
DISPOSED OFF
Lokyabai Pawar filed a civil suit seeking possession and injunction over land, alleging encroachment by defendants Meerabai and others. The husband of defendant Meerabai, Shriram, applied under Order 1 Rule 10 of the CPC to be impleaded as a necessary party, claiming possession of the land, and the …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners filed Civil Suit No.164 of 2021 seeking a temporary injunction under Order XXIX Rule 1 & 2 read with Section 151 of the CPC. The trial court rejected the injunction application, and the district court dismissed the subsequent appeal. Dissatisfied, the petitioners filed a writ …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The petitioners, a group of landowners, filed civil applications seeking condonation of delay in filing appeals against judgments of the Civil Judge Senior Division, Amalner. They challenged the partial awards and argued that the delay was not intentional, providing satisfactory explanations. The …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners sought deletion of the names of certain deceased co‑applicants from execution proceedings on the ground that those persons had relinquished their rights in the acquired land through registered deeds and affidavits. The lower court had rejected the application, relying on a prior …
DISMISSED
The appellant, Balaji Marotrao Sarse, objected to the payment of compensation to respondent No.1 for land acquired for the Isapur Right Canal project. He had earlier consented to release an advance amount to the same respondent and claimed that a compromise decree in a 1998 suit established his …
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The petitioners challenged a judgment dated 31‑August‑2019 in which a Junior Division Civil Judge set aside an ex‑parte decree in a partition suit (Civil Suit No.141/2002). The original suit had proceeded ex‑parte against 27 defendants, some of whom were not properly served. The respondents filed …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
Mukund Hajgude filed a civil application seeking condonation of a 258‑day delay in filing his first appeal. The respondent, MSRTC Vahatuk Bhavan Mumbai, opposed the condonation. The court examined the reasons for the delay and found that it was not deliberate. Relying on the principle that delay may …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The Executive Engineer Kukadi Vitaran Vibha (and related officials) filed a series of civil applications seeking condonation of a 294‑day delay in filing their appeals. The respondents, represented by the State and other parties, opposed the condonation. The sole issue before the court was whether …
DISPOSED OFF
The respondents filed Civil Suit No.311/2019 seeking a declaration of ownership and perpetual injunction over a plot of land. The petitioner, before notices could be served, filed Civil Suit No.365/2019 seeking only a perpetual injunction over the same land. The trial court, invoking Section 10 of …
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The petitioner Bhimrao filed a civil suit for declaration and injunction and later applied to amend the suit under Order VI Rule 17 of the CPC to limit his claim to an equal share of water from a well. The trial court rejected the amendment, prompting a writ petition. The petitioner argued that the …
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The petitioners filed a suit for recovery of possession of two parcels of land alleging encroachment by the respondents. The respondents moved an application under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, claiming the suit was under‑valued because a structure had been erected on a different …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, as the acquiring authority, sought to acquire land in Arvi village for a railway expansion project under a 1995 notification. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation of Rs.127 per square metre, which the claimants challenged before the reference court, leading …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, as the acquiring authority, sought to acquire land in Arvi village for the expansion of a broad‑gauge railway line. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs.127 per square metre, which the claimants contested, leading the reference court to enhance the rate …
DISMISSED
The High Court considered applications for condonation of a 14‑year delay in filing cross‑objections by the original claimants in land‑acquisition proceedings. It examined whether the delay could be condoned, the appropriate market value of the acquired land, and the effect of a prior …
DISMISSED
The High Court considered applications for condonation of a fourteen‑year delay in filing cross‑objections by original claimants in land‑acquisition proceedings initiated in 1996. The claimants argued that they were entitled to the market rate of Rs.123 per sq ft awarded in a similar coordinate …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners, legal heirs of a deceased defendant, challenged an order dated 12.03.2026 that granted police protection to enforce a temporary injunction on suit property without giving them notice or bringing them on record in the underlying partition suit. The trial court had earlier granted a …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners filed a civil suit seeking fixation of boundaries and recovery of possession of agricultural land adjoining the respondents' land. During the suit they applied to amend the plaint under Order 6 Rule 17 to add a brother as a plaintiff and to alter the description of the suit property …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners, who are plaintiffs in a partition suit, challenged the trial court's framing of Issue No.1 which placed on them the burden of proving that the suit property is ancestral. They argued that, because the defendants claimed the property is self‑acquired, the burden should shift to the …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, as the acquiring authority, sought to acquire land in Arvi village for the expansion of a broad‑gauge railway line. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs.127 per square metre, which was enhanced by the reference court to Rs.70 per square foot. The …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners, a group of farmers, filed a review application under Section 114 of the Code of Civil Procedure challenging the earlier order that denied them alternate land after their original land was acquired by the State. The State argued that the land had already been acquired, an …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners, who are adjacent landholders, filed a civil suit alleging that the defendants had encroached upon their property. After a Court Commissioner’s survey, the plaintiffs sought to amend the plaint to (i) correct the measured area of encroachment, (ii) rectify a typographical error …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner, Arjun Vithoba Shinde, challenged a trial court order dated 04.03.2026 that rejected his application to amend the plaint in Special Civil Suit No.212 of 2015. The amendment request was filed after the trial had commenced and the case was posted for final argument. The trial court held …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner challenged a February 2023 order of the 4th Civil Judge, Junior Division, Sangamner, which appointed a Court Commissioner under Order XXVI Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure in a suit for simpliciter injunction. The petitioner argued that such appointment should not be entertained …
Rejected at Admission stage
The plaintiff, a Hindu wife of defendant No.3, filed a suit seeking a perpetual injunction against defendants, including defendant No.1 who had purchased the suit property from her husband. The plaintiff's application under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC to reject the plaint argued that she had no …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners, who were original defendants, challenged a 4 March 2015 order of the 2nd Joint Civil Judge Senior Division, Sangamner, which denied their request for cross‑examination of the plaintiff in a suit for perpetual injunction over land. They contended that the refusal violated the …
Rejected at Admission stage
The defendants filed a revision seeking rejection of the plaint on the ground that the suit was not properly valued and the appropriate court fees were not paid, contending that the property was non‑agricultural (N.A.) land with a residential construction and a tin shed. The respondents argued that …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners filed a writ petition challenging the order of the 3rd Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division, Osmanabad, which had rejected their application under Order XXI Rule 97 of the Civil Procedure Code. They argued that Defendant No.3 had died before the decree was passed, making the decree a …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners, who purchased agricultural land in 2004, challenged a Money Lending Suit filed by the respondents under Section 18 of the Maharashtra Money Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014, which sought reconveyance of the land on the ground that the sale deeds were security for an unauthorized loan. …
APPLICATION ALLOWED
The applicant filed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 seeking transfer of Hindu Marriage Petition No.9/2026 from the Civil Judge Senior Division, Basmat to the Family Court, Parbhani. The court noted that the parties have a minor daughter of about two and a half …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners filed a civil suit in 2012 seeking partition, possession and cancellation of sale deeds relating to a suit property. During the trial, they applied in 2024 to amend the pleadings under Order I Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure to add the purchasers (vendees) as defendants, more …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The City Corporation Limited filed a review application challenging the High Court’s order dated 08‑10‑2025 that dismissed its first appeal (No. 2638 of 2025) concerning probate proceedings initiated by the Pathare brothers. The probate matters involved a 2018 application granting probate and a 2019 …
Rejected at Admission stage
The petitioners filed a revision application alleging that the trial court erred in finding a cause of action and in treating the limitation issue as a mixed question of law and fact. They submitted a service affidavit showing that notices sent by speed post were returned, indicating refusal by …
APPLICATION ALLOWED
The applicant, Shivani Irappa Adargunchi, filed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking the transfer of a Hindu Marriage Petition (judicial separation) filed by her husband from the Family Court at Nanded to the Family Court at Pune. The husband initially opposed the …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner challenged a show‑cause notice issued by the Commissioner (Revenue) under the Maharashtra Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974, alleging that the Commissioner had no power to reopen a land‑transfer dispute after a final order had been confirmed in 1987. The land, …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner challenged the temporary injunction granted in a civil suit (Suit No.64 of 2023) and its subsequent confirmation, arguing that the suit was frivolous and the injunction should not have been issued. The injunction was granted on the basis of prima facie case, balance of convenience, …
DISPOSED OFF
Ms. Shreya S. Battise filed a First Appeal challenging an order passed by the Reference Court under Order VII, Rule 11(d) of the Civil Procedure Code. She later sought to withdraw the appeal and instead pursue a writ petition against the same order. The Court examined whether the appeal could be …
DISPOSED OFF
In a regular civil suit filed in 2020 for possession of land allegedly encroached upon, the plaintiffs sought appointment of a Court Commissioner under Order XXVI Rule 9 of the Civil Procedure Code to measure the disputed parcels and produce a map showing encroachment. The defendants challenged this …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner, a decree holder, sought execution of a decree that merely declared a disputed passage to be meant for access to the western block of a property, based on a civil suit dismissed for possession but granting a declaratory relief. The executing court refused execution, holding that the …
DISPOSED OFF
The cooperative society filed a suit under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 to evict Usman Sayyad Dastgir. The trial court dismissed the suit, and the society appealed. The appellate court remanded the case back to the trial court, directing the impleadment of a necessary party, Dr. Popatlal …
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The cooperative society filed a suit under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 to evict Usman Sayyad Dastgir, which the trial court dismissed. The society appealed, and the appellate court remanded the case to the trial court to implead a necessary party, Dr. Popatlal Kothari, and rehear the …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner, who is also defendant No.3, filed a writ petition seeking a decree for removal of encroachment, recovery of possession and perpetual injunction under Order XX Rule 12 of the Civil Procedure Code after a trial court had passed a ‘no say’ order for default because he failed to file a …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants' agricultural lands in Kalgaon village were acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for flood rehabilitation, and the Special Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded compensation of Rs.1,110 per rupee. The appellants protested and sought a reference under Section 18, where …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants' agricultural lands in Kalgaon village were acquired in 2006 for flood rehabilitation under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Special Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded compensation of Rs.1110 per rupee, which the claimants accepted under protest and then sought a reference …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner filed a suit for declaration of title in 2010 which was decreed in his favour after the defendants failed to appear despite service of summons. Two years later the defendants filed an application under Order IX Rule 13 of the CPC seeking to set aside the decree, alleging improper …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner, Shubhesh Dilip Jain, is a guarantor for a credit facility extended by Shriram City Union Finance Ltd. to an original borrower. Recovery proceedings were initiated, leading to arbitration where an award was passed, and subsequent execution applications were filed by decree holders. …
DISPOSED OFF
Petitioners married on 23 March 2025 but separated within a week and lived apart thereafter, having made unsuccessful attempts at reconciliation. They filed a petition under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 seeking a decree of divorce by mutual consent and applied for a waiver of the …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners challenged the order of the Joint Civil Judge that allowed the legal representatives of the deceased plaintiff to continue a suit seeking a perpetual injunction against them. They argued that the cause of action died with the plaintiff and that the suit was not maintainable because …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the District Court to conclude a pending appeal (Miscellaneous Civil Appeal No.11 of 2023) within a fixed period, after their application for a temporary injunction was rejected. The petition was limited to procedural acceleration and did …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner, Tatyarao Kashinath Bansode, filed a writ petition challenging the trial court’s order rejecting his application for appointment of a Court Commissioner in a civil suit for possession of 13 R of land. The trial court had held that the onus of proving ownership lay on the plaintiff and …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners challenged a Civil Judge's order that rejected their objection to the description of a property in an execution petition. The original decree in Civil Suit No. 38/1987 described the property as house no. 1059 in village Nhavi, whereas the execution petition described it as house no. …
Rejected at Admission stage
The petitioners filed a civil revision seeking to set aside a trial court order that rejected their application to stay a second suit for partition. They argued that the second suit was barred under Order II Rule 2 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, on the ground of res judicata. The respondent …
Rejected at Admission stage
The wife filed a Section 24 CPC application seeking transfer of a marriage petition and a civil suit from Buldhana to Jalgaon, alleging the 115‑km distance, lack of accompaniment and financial hardship. She also argued that her pending Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA) case in …
APPLICATION ALLOWED
The applicant filed Civil Application No. 8655 seeking condonation of a 112‑day delay in filing a second appeal against a decree for possession of a mortgaged property. The court examined the reasons for the delay and found them neither deliberate nor intentional, granting condonation in the …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
Chhaya Shankar Gaikwad died in a motor vehicle accident and her dependents filed a claim for compensation. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded compensation but omitted amounts for loss of future prospects and loss of consortium. On appeal, the High Court applied Supreme Court precedents …
DISPOSED OFF
The applicant filed Special Civil Suit No.146 of 2023 seeking specific performance of a sale agreement and a perpetual injunction. The respondents contended that the plaintiff had earlier instituted Regular Civil Suit No.265 of 2021 on the same transaction, and therefore the later suit was barred by …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners, Balaji Dhondiram Gavhane and another, sought restoration of their writ petition (No. 1917/2026) after it was dismissed for failure to bring on record the legal heirs of Defendant No. 4, Raosaheb Pundalik Gavane. The dismissal was based on a deadline set by the court, which the …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner, originally the defendant in a suit for recovery of possession of a rented shop, sought to amend his written statement under Order VI Rule 17 of the CPC to include a prayer for refund of a Rs.5,00,000 advance deposit paid under a leave‑and‑license agreement. The trial court rejected …
DISMISSED
The Union of India (Central Railway) sought to acquire land in Arvi village for a railway line expansion, issuing a Section 4 notification in 1995. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs 127 per square metre, which the claimants challenged before the reference court; the …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, as the acquiring authority for a railway expansion project, acquired land in Arvi village under a Section 4 notification of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs 127 per square metre, which the claimants challenged before …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, as the acquiring authority, sought to acquire land in Arvi village for the expansion of a broad‑gauge railway line. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs.127 per square metre, which the claimants challenged before the reference court, leading to an …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, as the acquiring authority, sought to acquire land in Arvi village for the expansion of a broad‑gauge railway line. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation of Rs.127 per square metre, which was enhanced by the reference court to Rs.70 per square foot. The …
APPLICATION ALLOWED
Miss Gauri Karjatkar and others filed a counter‑claim in a suit instituted by Mr Sameer Gaikwad. The 6th Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division, rejected the application to entertain the counter‑claim, alleging lack of pecuniary jurisdiction, despite earlier directions from this Court to reconsider …
Rejected at Admission stage
The Executive Engineer, as the acquiring body, filed a civil application seeking condonation of a 1,053‑day delay in filing a first appeal against a judgment and award dated 3 May 2016. The applicant argued that the delay was not intentional but resulted from administrative procedures required to …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioners filed a suit (R.C.C. No. 290 of 2014) against Beed Municipal Council claiming ownership of land identified as Municipal Council Property No. 3‑3‑2. Respondent No. 2, Dayra Kabrastan, sought to be added as a defendant under Order I Rule 10 of the CPC, alleging that the land formed …
Rejected at Admission stage
The applicant filed a miscellaneous civil application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking to transfer Marriage Petition No. 377 of 2021 from Jalgaon to Beed. No notice was issued to the respondent in the application. When the matter was called for hearing, the applicant failed to …
DISMISSED
The appellants filed a civil application in 2007 seeking a direction under the court's inherent powers, specifically Section 151 read with Order 22 Rule 10-A of the CPC, to compel respondents 3 and 4 to produce their death certificates. The respondents argued that a death certificate is a public …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner, a defendant in a 2014 suit for specific performance of a sale agreement, sought a stay of that suit on the ground that a parallel proceeding under the Maharashtra Money Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 was pending before the District Deputy Registrar. The trial court rejected the stay …
APPLICATION ALLOWED
The wife, residing in Pimpri Chinchwad, filed applications under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking transfer of a marriage petition (No. A‑51/2026) and a child‑custody petition (No. D‑4/2025) from the Family Court at Beed to courts in Pimpri Chinchwad. The husband opposed the …
APPLICATION ALLOWED
The wife, residing in Pimpri Chinchwad, filed applications under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking transfer of a marriage petition (No. A‑51/2026) and a child‑custody petition (No. D‑4/2025) from the Family Court at Beed to courts in Pimpri Chinchwad. The husband opposed the …
APPLICATION ALLOWED
The applicant, Pranita Sandip Gawali, filed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking transfer of Hindu Marriage Petition No.11/2026 from the Civil Judge Senior Division, Buldhana to the Family Court at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The child of the parties, a …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, as the acquiring authority, sought to acquire land in Arvi village for the expansion of a broad‑gauge railway line. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs.127 per square metre, which was enhanced by the reference court to Rs.70 per square foot. The …
DISMISSED
The Union of India (Central Railway) sought to acquire land in Arvi village for a railway line expansion, issuing a Section 4 notification in 1995. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs 127 per square metre, which the claimants challenged; the reference court enhanced the …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, as the acquiring authority, sought to acquire land in Arvi village for the expansion of a broad‑gauge railway line. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs 127 per square metre, which was enhanced by the reference court to Rs 70 per square foot. The …
DISPOSED OFF
The applicants filed a review application challenging a civil order dated 23 April 2026, arguing that the court failed to apply the precedent of Anjuman‑E‑Taleem Trust v. State of Maharashtra (2025) which was held applicable in a related writ petition. The respondents contended that a similar review …
DISMISSED
The defendants filed a civil revision under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, claiming that no cause of action existed for the plaintiff’s suit for perpetual injunction. The plaintiff argued that an earlier suit (R.C.S. No. 319 of 2021) had been dismissed in default, and that the new …
DISMISSED
The petition challenged the election of Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke to Parliament from Ahmednagar, alleging corrupt practices under Sections 123(4), 123(6) and 100 of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951, including false statements, excess expenditure and bogus voting. The respondent filed an …
DISMISSED
Ayesha Qamar Belim, the applicant-wife, filed an application seeking transfer of the matrimonial proceeding (Petition No. B‑24 of 2025) from the Family Court in Pune to the Family Court in Parbhani. She alleged domestic violence, filed an FIR under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 r/w 34, and …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner, CIDCO, filed a civil revision challenging the trial court’s order that rejected its application to dismiss a suit filed by the respondent on the ground of res judicata and alleged suppression of material facts. The petitioner argued that the earlier suit (Special Civil Suit No. …
Transfer to other court
The applicants sought a review of the High Court's order dated 21 April 2026 in Writ Petition No. 12859/2016 concerning land acquisition by the Municipal Corporation. Their review application was filed 44 days after the prescribed period, and a separate civil application was filed to condone this …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner, a daughter‑in‑law, filed a civil suit seeking ownership of gold ornaments deposited as streedhan in a safety locker held in the name of her father‑in‑law and the bank. She later moved a writ petition challenging the trial court’s order rejecting her application for a Court …
DISMISSED
The appellant filed a first appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure challenging a decree dated 21‑04‑2026 passed by the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Latur in a Hindu marriage petition for restitution of conjugal rights under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The key issue was …
DISPOSED OFF
The applicant filed a review application seeking reconsideration of the High Court's order dated 01‑07‑2026 which dismissed his 2014 writ petition. He argued that two Government circulars dated 09‑02‑2018 and 07‑03‑2018, which pertain to the continuation of law officers appointed on contract, were …
Rejected at Admission stage
The wife filed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking to transfer a Hindu Marriage Petition from the Civil Judge Senior Division, Kopargaon, to the Civil Judge Senior Division, Paithan, alleging a 150 km distance, lack of accompaniment, and insufficient funds. She …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner, originally the defendant in Special Civil Suit No.7 of 2021, challenged a decree of Rs.3,11,56,151 awarded to the respondent plaintiff, arguing that the trial court proceeded without his written statement or evidence due to pandemic‑related difficulties and his residence outside …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner, a plaintiff in a civil suit seeking declaration of ownership and perpetual injunction over 3 acres of land, filed a writ petition challenging the trial court's order rejecting his application for appointment of a Court Commissioner under Order XXVI Rule 9 of the CPC. The petitioner …
DISPOSED OFF
Janabai Gangaram Kendre filed a writ petition challenging the civil judge's order that rejected her application to allow each of the four defendants to cross‑examine her witnesses independently, on the ground that they had filed a common written statement. The petitioner argued that Section 136 of …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner is a guarantor for loans advanced by Baramati Co-operative Bank to Samarth Enterprises and its partners. The borrowers had an existing cash credit facility of Rs. 1.5 crore from 2016-17, and in 2021 the bank sanctioned a term loan of Rs. 2 crore and further cash credit facility. After …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner Mudrikabai challenged a trial court order rejecting her application to amend her written statement after the plaintiffs were allowed to amend their plaint under Order VI Rule 17 of the CPC. The plaintiffs had been permitted to correct the description of the suit property, and the …
DISPOSED OFF
The wife, a housewife, filed an application under Section 24 of the Civil Procedure Code seeking transfer of a divorce proceeding (Civil M.A. No. 09 of 2025) from the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Khed (Ratnagiri) to the Family Court in Nanded, citing the 650 km distance and lack of transport. The …
DISMISSED
The petitioners filed a revision against an order of the 2nd Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Jalna, which had allowed a civil suit for removal of encroachment on a road. The petitioners argued that the trial court erred by not appreciating the precedent in Fatima Joao v. Village Panchayat of …
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The petitioners filed a writ petition in the High Court of Bombay challenging an order, but the respondents contended that the petitioners had an alternate remedy of filing a Miscellaneous Appeal before the District Court under Order 48 Rule 1(i) of the CPC. The petitioners argued that the …
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The applicant, Archana Marotrao Badhe, filed a review application challenging the order dated 01‑07‑2026 that entertained her writ petitions. She contended that the court had not expressly addressed the issue of territorial jurisdiction and argued that a writ of quo warranto could not lie because …
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The petitioners, adjoining agriculturists, disputed a pathway claimed by the respondents and challenged a Mamlatdar order that granted the respondents right of way. They filed a civil suit seeking a temporary injunction, but the trial court rejected the application, and the first appellate court …
DISMISSED
The Union of India (as acquiring authority) sought to acquire land in Arvi village for the expansion of a broad‑gauge railway line. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation of Rs 127 per sq mtr, which was enhanced by the reference court to Rs 70 per sq ft. The acquiring body …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, as the acquiring authority, sought to acquire land in Arvi village for the expansion of a broad‑gauge railway line. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs.127 per square metre, which was enhanced by the reference court to Rs.70 per square foot. The …
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The petitioners filed a civil suit in 2020 for partition and separate possession of property. During the suit, they obtained a temporary injunction under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 read with Section 151 of the CPC, restraining the defendants from alienating the property. The defendants appealed, and …
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The petitioners obtained an heirship certificate for the estate of Shankarsingh Gopalsingh Gadiwale but the certificate omitted the required details of the properties and their valuations, as mandated by the lower court's order. They filed an application before the Civil Judge, Senior Division, …
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The respondents filed a special civil suit seeking declaration of ownership, recovery of possession and perpetual injunction over two plots, alleging that the petitioner had encroached their land. During the trial, the respondents applied under Order XXVI Rule 9 of the CPC for the appointment of a …
Rejected at Admission stage
The wife (applicant) filed an application under Section 24 of the Civil Procedure Code seeking to transfer Marriage Petition No. 379 of 2025 from the 14th Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmednagar to the Family Court in Aurangabad. She argued that the …
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The petitioner, Pralhad Renge, challenged a July 30, 2026 order of the Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Parbhani, which allowed the respondents to amend their plaint to include Plot No. 34 in the title and prayer clauses of a partition suit filed in 2007. The amendment was sought after the trial …
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The petitioners, who purchased the entire 6‑9‑R land in two halves, sought to overturn an order that allowed the respondents to restrain excavation for a water tank despite an earlier temporary injunction in the petitioners' favor. The petitioners argued that their registered sale deeds gave them …
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The petitioners filed a writ petition challenging the order of the 5th Joint Civil Judge Senior Division, Jalgaon, which had refused to reject the plaint in Special Civil Suit No. 186 of 2025 under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC. They alleged that the first defendant was not the legal wife of the …
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The petitioner challenged the grant and confirmation of a temporary injunction in Civil Suit No.64 of 2023, filed by the respondents, arguing that the suit was frivolous and the injunction should be set aside. The injunction was originally granted on the basis of prima facie case, balance of …
Rejected at Admission stage
The applicant wife filed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking transfer of Hindu Marriage Petition No. 171/2026 from the Civil Judge Senior Division, Shirur to the Family Court at Ahilyanagar, citing a criminal case and domestic‑violence application pending in …
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The applicant filed a civil application seeking condonation of delay in filing a review petition challenging the trial court’s order dated 16.07.2026, which did not award interest on arrears. The applicant argued that the earlier order dated 18.08.2016 in Writ Petition No. 11892 of 2015, which …
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The petitioners sought to recall an earlier order dated 24.07.2024 that dismissed their writ petition against respondent No.1, arguing that they could not serve notice due to an unknown change of address. They requested permission to serve respondent No.1 by publishing a notice in a newspaper under …
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The petitioners, adjoining landholders, were defendants in a civil suit where the plaintiff obtained a temporary injunction on 4‑Oct‑2021 to remove an obstruction on a pathway. The petitioners filed a writ petition challenging the injunction, alleging abuse of revenue proceedings and the existence …
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The petitioners, adjoining landholders in Wakodi, Ahmednagar, challenged a temporary injunction granted by the trial court that ordered the opening of a disputed pathway, arguing that the injunction effectively amounted to a final decree in the underlying civil suit. The trial court had allowed the …
APPLICATION ALLOWED
The wife filed a Section 24 CPC application seeking transfer of a custody suit (Civil M.A. No.11 of 2024) from the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nilanga (Latur) to the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, citing the inconvenience of traveling 350 km with a minor child. The …
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The petitioners challenged the bid proceeding for a property in Gut No.19/1, village Khadit Khurd, alleging that the calculation under Order 21 Rule 66 of the Civil Procedure Code was not in line with the decree of 27‑04‑2007 and resulted in a substantially lower amount even at a 19% rate. They …
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The petitioners filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 20.08.2016 of the 3rd Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Osmanabad, which rejected their application under Section 10 of the Civil Procedure Code. The petitioners argued that the civil suit (RCS No. 579 of 2014, now SCS No. 64 of …
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The petitioner filed a writ petition challenging an order of the 2nd Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division, Parbhani, which allowed the respondent's application under Order XXVI Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure to appoint a commissioner. The civil suit involved a claim for declaration and …
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The petitioner, Balu Shankarrao Patode, challenged the order of the Joint Civil Judge that impleaded Respondent No.2 in his specific performance suit against Respondent No.1 concerning a sale of a property in Udgir. The petitioner argued that Respondent No.2 was a stranger to the contract and that …
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In Special Civil Suit No.128 of 2017, the death of a defendant led to the admission of his legal representatives and a will deed, prompting the plaintiff to amend the plaint under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC. The defendants then sought to amend their written statement to meet the amended plaint, but the …
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The petitioner, Keshav Dadarao Tandale, filed a writ petition challenging the trial court and appellate court's refusal to grant relief under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 read with Section 151 of the Civil Procedure Code, seeking protection during the pendency of his civil suit. The High Court noted that …
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The petitioner, Sunil Sudhir Thite, owned 4,200 sq. m. of land acquired by the National Highways Authority of India for NH‑361. A civil court declared him the sole owner and directed the acquiring authority to deposit the compensation award. The reference court, however, allowed withdrawal of the …
DISMISSED
The petitioner’s land in Waradi village was acquired for the Upper Penganga Project and he received compensation, which he challenged in a Land Acquisition Reference proceeding. The Reference Court enhanced the compensation, but the petitioner was dissatisfied and filed First Appeal No.361 of 1993, …
APPLICATION ALLOWED
The wife, Sultana Imran Pinjari, filed a miscellaneous civil application under Section 24 of the Civil Procedure Code seeking transfer of a regular civil suit (No. 158 of 2024) for restitution of conjugal rights, originally filed in Jamner, to the Civil Judge’s court in Dhule. The suit was filed by …
APPLICATION ALLOWED
The wife (applicant) filed an application under Section 24 of the Civil Procedure Code seeking transfer of Civil Miscellaneous Application No. 5 of 2025, pending before the 2nd Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Jalna, to the Family Court at Sambhajinagar, Aurangabad. She alleged ill‑treatment by …
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The petitioner, Vasant Narso... Kamble, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Civil Judge Junior Division, Tuljapur dated 08.08.2025, which rejected his application (Exhibit‑14) under Section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking a stay of the suit on the ground that the issue was …
APPLICATION ALLOWED
The wife, Yogita @ Seema Krushna Bhadke, filed a Hindu marriage petition for divorce in Pune. After experiencing cruelty, she moved back to her parents’ home in Ambajogai, Beed, a distance of about 275 km, and sought transfer of the petition to the nearer court under CPC s.24. The husband opposed …
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The petitioner, originally a defendant in a suit seeking declaration that a will and gift deed were fraudulent, challenged the trial court's order appointing a Court Receiver under Order XL Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Code to manage and preserve donations received between 12‑09‑2026 and …
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The landlord filed a suit for eviction of a tenant on the ground of bona fide requirement and obtained a decree for possession of shop No. NMC 3-6-525 (CTS 1888). The decree was affirmed by the High Court, but the District Judge remanded the execution proceedings without giving reasons, allowing the …
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The petitioner sought to implead the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation in a suit for declaration of ownership, possession, and voiding a sale deed. The trial court rejected the impleadment application, holding that no relief was claimed against the corporation. The petitioner argued that the …
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Petitioner Rajendra Madhav Kulkarni filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Kopargaon dated 17 August 2024 which restored Regular Civil Suit No.20 of 2015 that had been dismissed for want of prosecution. The suit, filed by respondent Ramesh Sampat More, …
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Vilas Koli filed a writ petition challenging the execution of a possession decree arising from a 2001 suit against the heirs of Kadu Lahanu Koli. The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition, ordered the execution of the possession warrant within four weeks, and imposed a cost of Rs.15,000 on …
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Manikchand Madanlal Gangwal filed a writ petition challenging the order of the 2nd Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division, Gevrai, which had rejected his application for appointment of a Court Commissioner under Order XXVI Rule 9 of the CPC in suit No. 927 of 2021. The petitioner argued that the order …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, as the acquiring authority, sought to acquire land in Arvi village for the expansion of a broad‑gauge railway line. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs.127 per square metre, which the reference court enhanced to Rs.70 per square foot. The original …
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The respondents filed a civil suit for declaration of ownership and perpetual injunction against the petitioner. After a temporary injunction was rejected, the plaintiffs sought to withdraw the suit and were granted liberty by the trial court to file a fresh suit on the same cause of action, with …
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The petitioners filed a writ petition challenging the civil court's refusal to appoint a commissioner under Order 26 Rule 9 of the CPC for a 2014 suit seeking perpetual injunction. They alleged that the suit was stayed and sought a stay of the suit proceedings, claiming prejudice to the defendant. …
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The petitioners challenged a judgment dated 31‑08‑2019 in which a Junior Division Civil Judge set aside an ex‑parte decree in a partition suit (Civil Suit No.141/2002). They argued that the decree should not have been vacated because the application under Order 9 Rule 13 of the CPC was filed 85 days …
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The petitioner, Vitthal Baburao Shelke, filed an application under Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, seeking cancellation of a compromise decree that had transferred his residential property to his son, the respondent. The Sub‑Divisional Officer …
DISMISSED
The appellants, original defendants in a partition suit (Regular Civil Suit No.113 of 2012), challenged the appellate court's order remanding the case for impleading necessary parties and including a left‑out ancestral property. The trial court had dismissed the suit for non‑joinder of necessary …
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The applicants, who are the original defendants, filed a civil revision against the trial court's order refusing to reject the plaint in a 2025 partition suit filed by their siblings. The suit sought partition, separate possession, and rendition of accounts of family properties, alleging that a 1986 …
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Jayshree Chandraprakash Chavan filed a writ petition challenging the order of the 5th Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Aurangabad, which rejected her application to summon witnesses in a divorce proceeding under Section 13(1)(i‑a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petitioner sought either a …
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The petitioner filed a civil suit seeking declaration and injunction and later applied, under Order 6 Rule 17 of the Civil Procedure Code, to amend the plaint to include a controversy over certain mutation records. The trial court rejected the amendment, noting that the plaintiff already possessed …
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Petitioners Vijay Prabhakar Narle and others filed a writ petition challenging the findings of the Junior Division Civil Judge, Sillod, and the District Judge, Sambhajinagar, which had allowed the respondents' application under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure and a subsequent …
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The petitioner, Hemant G. Meher, filed a civil suit seeking declaration of ownership and a perpetual injunction over 40R of land in Survey No. 200. He obtained an order appointing a Court Commissioner to measure the land, whose report was later accepted by the trial court. During trial, the …
DISMISSED
The applicants filed a civil revision challenging the trial court's order rejecting their application to dismiss a suit on grounds of limitation and improper valuation. They argued that the suit seeking cancellation of a 1997 relinquishment deed was filed within the three‑year period prescribed by …
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The petitioner, Sopan Namdeo Kale, was appointed as a teacher in 2003 to a clear, vacant permanent post but was issued yearly appointment orders that labelled his service as temporary. After serving continuously for fifteen years, the management refused to allow him to join duty in 2017 and …
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The co-operative society filed a suit under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 to evict Usman Sayyed Dastgir, which the trial court dismissed. The society appealed, and the appellate court remanded the case back to the trial court to implead a "necessary party" (Dr. Popatlal Kothari) and rehear …
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The petitioner filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 28‑02‑2019 that recalled arrest warrants issued against the judgment debtors in a civil execution proceeding. The decree in the original suit was undisputed, and the execution court had attached the debtors' immovable property and later …
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The petitioners, defendants in a partition suit (Civil Suit No.710 of 2021), sought to produce and prove certain documents at a late stage of the trial, filing applications under Exhibits 49 and 51. The trial court allowed the first application but rejected the second, holding that the documents …
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The petitioner, not a party to a suit for specific performance, filed an application under Order I Rule 10 of the CPC to be impleaded, fearing the suit's outcome would affect his interest in the property. The suit was later settled by a compromise decree, which the petitioner sought to challenge, …
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The respondent filed a suit for perpetual injunction against the petitioners and, during trial, applied under Order 26 Rule 9 of the CPC for the appointment of a commissioner to admeasure and demarcate the suit land before his evidence was completed. The trial court appointed a commissioner and …
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The petitioner, a 97‑year‑old woman, was the respondent in a land‑acquisition case and was subject to a no‑evidence order on 16 June 2025. She applied to deposit a cost of Rs 2,000 and to have the order restored, receiving a conditional order that required her to appear for cross‑examination and pay …
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The petitioners challenged an order of the 2nd Joint Civil Judge that allowed the respondent bank’s application under Order XXVI Rule 9 of the CPC to appoint a fresh Court Commissioner for investigation of the suit property. The bank had filed a suit for declaration of ownership, possession and a …
Disposed of
The Oriental Insurance Company filed a first appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act against a Claims Tribunal award that held the company liable for 40% of compensation, with the remaining 60% attributed to two respondents. The respondents filed a cross‑objection under Order 41 Rule 22 …
Disposed of
M/S Sunstar Homes challenged the validity of Rule 4 of the Goa Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017, alleging it improperly mandates a single mode of execution for both sub‑section 1 and sub‑section 2 of Section 40 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. The RERA …
Allowed
The applicant, Livia Colaco, filed a miscellaneous civil application in the High Court of Bombay at Goa seeking review and confirmation of a divorce decree dated 11 October 2024 issued by the Family Court at Harlow, UK, and a direction to cancel the marriage registration entry in Goa. The court …
Partly allowed
The petitioner, Mrs. Maria Alice de Souza Caiado, entered into a leave‑and‑license agreement with the respondent, Mrs. Baljeet Kaur Soni, for a commercial premises. The agreement expired on 28‑02‑2025 and the respondent failed to pay licence fees for over two years. The petitioner obtained an …
Disposed of
The High Court of Bombay at Goa was approached by Bagadiya Brothers Pvt. Ltd. seeking a review of its earlier judgment in Commercial Appeal No. 1 of 2021. The respondents argued that both parties had filed Special Leave Petitions (SLPs) before the Supreme Court, and leave to appeal was granted on 3 …
Dismissed
The applicants, co‑owners of a property in Cuncolim, alleged that the respondents constructed an illegal structure without their consent. The trial court decreed demolition of the structure and granted a permanent injunction, findings which were affirmed by the District Court on appeal. The …
Rule made absolute
The petitioners Sudhir and Sanyucta Desai challenged a trial court order that allowed Sudhir to withdraw his counterclaim in Regular Civil Suit No. 26/2023 but denied him leave to pursue the same relief in a separate Special Civil Suit No. 153/2023. The High Court held that Order 23 Rule 3 of the …
Allowed
The petition challenged the District Judge’s order dismissing a rent‑revision application that had upheld the Rent Controller’s decision to inquire into whether a landlord‑tenant relationship existed between the parties. The petitioner, who inherited the shop premises, denied any tenancy with the …
Disposed of
The petitioners challenged a February 2025 order of the Civil Judge Junior Division, Pernem, which allowed the respondent to amend the plaint in a suit for recovery of compensation under a leave‑and‑license agreement. The amendment sought to correct the agreement period from 01‑10‑2020 to 31‑08‑2021 …
Allowed
The petitioners filed a civil suit for partition of a property in Goa, but the plaintiff’s name in the suit differed from the name recorded in the 1970 sale deed. Petitioners sought to amend the title clause of the plaint to add the alias "Manjrekar" to reconcile the discrepancy. The trial court …
Disposed of
The appellant (original defendant no.1) challenged an order of the Civil Judge Senior Division at Mapusa granting a temporary injunction in Special Civil Suit No. 11/2015/A filed by respondent no.1 (original plaintiff). The plaintiff had sold the suit property to the appellant under a Deed of Sale …
Allowed
The applicant, married in Dubai and registered in Goa, sought confirmation of a Dubai court divorce decree (dated 24‑08‑2023) and cancellation of the corresponding marriage entry in the Goa marriage register. The application was filed under Chapter XIII of the Portuguese Code of Civil Procedure, …
Allowed
The appellant, Dr. David Achutha Menon, sought modification of a temporary injunction to obtain the keys to a bungalow that he claims as a co‑owner of the suit property, alleging the will bequeathing a share to the respondents is fraudulent. The trial court allowed inspection and joint maintenance …
Dismissed
The appellant, Keshavrao Santaba Naik, appealed against an order dated 26 April 2022 that dismissed his application under Order IX Rule 9 of the Civil Procedure Code seeking to set aside a prior order dismissing his Special Civil Suit for non‑prosecution. The trial court had observed that the …
Disposed of
The petitioner, a non‑resident Indian, sought condonation of a 5‑year‑5‑month delay in filing his written statement in Civil Suit No. 367/2015. The trial court refused, holding the petitioner negligent. The petitioner argued that his advocate’s death and negligence caused the delay, presenting …
Allowed
The applicants were married in Goa on 27‑12‑2014 and later moved to Canada, where they obtained a mutual‑consent divorce from the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto (order dated 28‑05‑2025, effective 28‑06‑2025). They filed a miscellaneous civil application in the Bombay High Court (Goa bench) …
Disposed of
M/s Novel Cuisines Pvt. Ltd. (petitioner) entered into a six‑year lease for shops 15 and 16 with M/s ABC Enterprises (respondent). The lease stipulated a 15% rent increase every three years, making the rent Rs.1,84,000 per month for the second term plus GST. After the lease expired on 15‑Oct‑2023, …
Dismissed
The petitioners challenged a Civil Judge's order permitting the plaintiff to add the plaintiff's wife as a defendant (defendant 8A) after the trial had commenced. The petitioners argued that the amendment was filed late, violating the proviso to Order VI Rule 17 of the CPC, and that the issue of …
Dismissed
The Oriental Insurance Company filed a First Appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act against a Claims Tribunal award that apportioned 60% liability to the respondents and 40% to the insurer. The respondents filed a cross‑objection under Order 41 Rule 22 of the CPC. The Court examined …
Disposed of
M/S Sunstar Homes challenged the validity of Rule 4 of the Goa Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017, alleging it improperly mandates a single mode of execution for both sub‑section 1 and sub‑section 2 of Section 40 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. The RERA …
Allowed
The petitioner, Conception Coutinho, filed a writ petition challenging several orders of the Civil Judge Junior Division, Margaon, which had rejected his attempts to produce original documents of the Mehraj Center MNF Heights Co-operative Housing Society. The suit sought a declaration that the …
Disposed of
The plaintiff, Surface Tech (India) Pvt. Ltd., contracted O&M Services to set up a mobile R.M.C. plant and supply 45,000 cu m of concrete at a fixed rate, paying Rs 85 lakhs. The plaintiff alleged an excess payment of Rs 16,02,006.25 based on its ledger, while the defendant counter‑claimed balance …
Partly allowed
Petitioner Teodolina Dias Mandoly challenged a series of orders that declared Concepção Barreto as the mundkar of Survey No.124/7, land originally owned by her late father Felix Antonio Jose Dias Mandoly and uncle Dr. Antonio Dias Mandoly. The original owners were never joined as parties in the …
Allowed
Michael Fernandes and his wife, Selia Angela Esmeralda Fernandes, were married in Goa in 2001 and obtained a divorce decree dated 16 January 2026 from the HM Courts & Tribunal Service (a foreign court). They filed separate miscellaneous civil applications in the Bombay High Court at Goa under …
The Communidade of Mormugao filed a suit concerning alleged illegal construction, which the defendant sought to have dismissed under Order 7 Rule 11 of the CPC on two grounds: that Article 371 of the Code of Communidade bars such suits and that the Communidade’s attorney lacked authority under …
Disposed of
Maria Lobo filed a miscellaneous civil application seeking the court's permission to serve the second and third respondents by affixation of notice, invoking Order 5 Rule 20(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure. The applicant’s counsel argued that such service was necessary for the proceeding. The …