Bombay High Court

MATEEN MAJEED SHAIKHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: N B SURYAWANSHI ABASAHEB D SHINDE

Holding

The amendment of parties sought in prayer Clause ‘B’ is permissible and is hereby allowed.

Summary

Mateen Majeed Shaikh filed a civil application before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking amendment of the pleadings to add new respondents. The State of Maharashtra and other respondents opposed the amendment. The Court examined whether the amendment was permissible under the procedural law. It held that the amendment sought in prayer Clause ‘B’ could be allowed. Consequently, the Court ordered that the amendment be effected within four weeks and that notice be issued to the newly added respondents, with the matter to be returned for further hearing after another four weeks.

Issues considered

What is the propriety of allowing the amendment of parties as sought in the civil application?

Subjects

amendment of pleadings
civil application
high court jurisdiction
notice to respondents
procedural law

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:33606-DB
                                             1                         70.CA.7577.26.odt

                          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                     BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7577 OF 2026
                                         IN WP/5311/2026
                                               WITH
                                 WRIT PETITION NO. 5311 OF 2026

                                  MATEEN MAJEED SHAIKH
                                            VERSUS
                        THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                               ...
             Advocate for Applicant: Mr. Krishna P. Rodge and Mr. Abhaysinh Bhosle
                        AGP for Respondent/State : Ms. V.S. Chaudhari
                     Advocate for Respondent Nos.2 and 3 : Mr. S.S. Tope
                                               ...


                                    CORAM        : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                                   ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.


                                    DATE         : 31.07.2026


             PER COURT:

             1.        For the reasons stated in the Civil Application, the same is

             allowed in terms of prayer Clause ‘B’.

             2.        Necessary amendment be carried out within a period of four

             weeks. Upon carrying out the amendment, issue notice to the newly

             added respondents, returnable on four weeks thereafter.




             (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)                  (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)


             habeeb/

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