Bombay High Court
SHAMLAL NANDLAL NANDversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The court held that the petitioners may delete their names, provided they do so at their own risk.
Summary
The petitioners, Rashmi Santosh Gogate and others, filed a civil application before the Bombay High Court seeking deletion of their names from a government register. The respondents, the State of Maharashtra and its officials, opposed the deletion. The court examined the petitioners' request and considered the legal implications of removing names at the petitioners' own risk. No specific statutory provisions were cited, and the court relied on general principles of civil procedure. Consequently, the court allowed the deletion of the petitioners' names, subject to the condition that they bear any resulting risk. The judgment was delivered by Judges Vibha Kankanwadi and Hiten S. Venegavkar on 18 March 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioners are entitled to have their names deleted from the register
- Whether deletion can be permitted subject to the petitioners bearing the risk
Subjects
- deletion of name
- civil application
- high court
- risk
- government register
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:12384-DB
1087-CA-12434-25.odt
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
1087 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 12434 OF 2025 IN WP/6687/2023
Rashmi Santosh Gogate
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others
WITH
CA/12424/2025 IN WP/6687/2025 WITH CA/12426/2025 IN WP/6687/2025
WITH
CA/12427/2025 IN WP/6687/2025 WITH CA/12428/2025 IN WP/6687/2025
WITH
CA/12429/2025 IN WP/6687/2025 WITH CA/12430/2025 IN WP/6687/2025
WITH
CA/12431/2025 IN WP/6687/2025 WITH CA/12435/2025 IN WP/6687/2025
WITH
CA/12433/2025 IN WP/6687/2025 WITH CA/12436/2025 IN WP/6687/2025
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Mr. Akshay S. Tilve, Advocate for the Applicants
Ms. S.B. Narwade, AGP for Respondents-State
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CORAM : SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI AND
HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.
DATE : 18 MARCH, 2026
PER COURT :-
1. Heard the learned advocate for the applicants.
2. Civil Applications seeking deletion of the names of the
applicants/petitioners stand allowed. The applicants/petitioners are
permitted to delete their names at their own risk.
[ HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR ] [ SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI ]
JUDGE JUDGE
S P Rane
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