Bombay High Court

RAJESHWAR NARAYAN BASATWAR.versusDR. PRAVIN SHRIDHAR VAKTE AND OTHERS.

Disposal: Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
Bench: ABHAY MANTRI

Holding

The Court allowed the civil application and ordered the appellants to implead the applicant as a respondent in the First Appeal.

Summary

Mr. Rajesh Narayan Basatwar complained that an enquiry was initiated against him but he was not made a party to the subsequent First Appeal (No. 1690/2026). He filed a civil application seeking to be added as a respondent in that appeal. The respondents’ counsel raised no objection to his inclusion. The Court, after noting the lack of objection, allowed the application and directed the appellants to amend the appeal to implead Mr. Basatwar as Respondent No. 2 and to file the amended appeal memo. The application was thereafter disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether a person who was not originally made a party to an appeal can be added as a respondent by way of a civil application.

Subjects

civil procedure
impleadment
amendment of appeal
party addition
High Court of Bombay

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:25468


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                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6745 OF 2026
                                             IN
                                        FA/1690/2026
                          RAJESHWAR NARAYAN BASATWAR
                                         VERSUS
                     DR. PRAVIN SHRIDHAR VAKTE AND OTHERS
                                              ...
                    Advocate for Applicants : Mr. Pawankumar S. Agrawal
                   Advocate for Respondents : Mr. Deshmukh Shriram Vinod
                                              …
                                              CORAM : ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.
                                              DATE : 02nd JULY, 2026
              PER COURT :

              1.           Learned Advocate Mr. Agrawal, submitted that on the

              complaint of Mr. Rajesh Narayan Basatwar, the enquiry was initiated.

              However, he was not made a party in the Appeal. Therefore, he has

              tendered a Civil Application and urged that he be added as a party

              Respondent in the First Appeal.

              2.           Learned Sr. Advocate Mr. Deshmukkh, for the Appellants,

              has given no objection.

              3.           The Civil Application tendered across the bar is taken on

              record. The office is directed to register the same.

              4.           In view of the no objection given by the learned Sr.

              Advocate Mr. Deshmukkh, the Civil Application is allowed in terms of

              prayer clause ‘B’.
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5.          The Appellants are directed to implead Mr. Rajesh Narayan

Basatwar, as Respondent no. 2 in the First Appeal no. 1690/2026.

Accordingly, the Appellants are directed to carry out the amendment

forthwith and supply the amended copy to the Appeal memo to the Court

and the Respondents. Learned Advocate Mr. Agrawal, acknowledged the

copy of the Appeal memo.

6.          The Application is disposed of.




                                              ( ABHAY J. MANTRI, J. )




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