Bombay High Court

Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd.versusDurga Vitthal Khadap and Ors.

Disposal: Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute

Holding

The court condoned the delay and allowed the civil application for delay.

Summary

The petitioners, Durga Vitthal Khadap and others, filed a civil application seeking condonation of delay in their proceedings before the High Court at Aurangabad. They also filed a separate application for withdrawal of an amount, which the court deferred to the final hearing. The court examined the reasons for the delay and, finding them satisfactory, ordered that the delay be condoned. Consequently, the civil application for delay was allowed and the parties were directed to register the first appeal. The court further directed the appellant to comply with office objections within one week and scheduled the next hearing for 2 November 2026. No substantive merits of the withdrawal of amount application were decided at this stage.

Issues considered

Whether the delay in filing the appeal should be condoned
Whether the procedural requirements for withdrawal of the amount can be deferred to the final hearing

Subjects

delay condonation
civil procedure
first appeal
withdrawal of amount
high court

Judgment

                                                  18 CA11417.2026+
                               -1-

       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

           18 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 11417 OF 2026
                             IN
                      FAST/18403/2026

                DURGA VITTHAL KHADAP AND ORS.

                            VERSUS

           RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD

                              …..
Advocate for Applicant : Mr. Amol P Khedkar
Advocate for Respondent No.1 : Mr. A S Usmanpurkar
                               …..

                               WITH
                CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6732 OF 2026
                              WITH
                         FAST/18403/2026
                                 …


                           CORAM : SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.
                              Date : 05.10.2026

PER COURT :-

1.         Heard.



CIVIL APPLICATION FOR DELAY

2.         For the reasons stated in the application, delay is

condoned. The Civil Application is allowed. Office to register the

First Appeal.
                                                      18 CA11417.2026+
                                 -2-

CIVIL APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF AMOUNT

3.         Civil Application for withdrawal of the amount will be

decided at the time of final hearing of the matter.


FIRST APPEAL

4.         Appellant to comply with the office objections within a

period of one (01) week from today.


5.         Call R & P.


6.         Stand over to 02.11.2026.




                                       (SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.)

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