Bombay High Court

GANESH BABURAO KSHIRSAGARversusHINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD AND ANOTHER

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

Holding

The amendment to add respondent No. 3 is allowed.

Summary

The applicant, Ganesh Baburao Kshirsagar, filed a civil application seeking to amend Writ Petition No. 3450 of 2024 by adding Sainath Pandurang Gomare as respondent No. 3. The court examined whether such an amendment was permissible under the prayer clause ‘B’ of the original petition. Relying on procedural rules, the judges held that the amendment could be allowed provided it is effected within two weeks and notice is issued to the newly added respondent. Consequently, the application was allowed, directing the amendment to be made within the stipulated time and notice to be served four weeks thereafter. The order is a procedural direction to facilitate the amendment of the writ petition.

Issues considered

Whether the amendment to add a new respondent in the writ petition is permissible under the applicable procedural law

Subjects

amendment
writ petition
civil procedure
addition of respondent
procedural order

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:33245-DB
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                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD
                        15 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7816 OF 2026
                                   IN WP/3450/2024

                       GANESH BABURAO KSHIRSAGAR
                                VERSUS
            HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD AND ANOTHER
                                            ...


                                       WITH
                           WRIT PETITION NO. 3450 OF 2024
                                           ...
            Advocate for the Applicant : Mr. Pathade Vishweshwar Haribhau
       Advocate for Respondent No.2 in WP : Ms. Shital S. Karle h/f. Ms. Anjali Dube
                                           …
                                          CORAM        : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                                         ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                            DATE       : 31.07.2026

               PER COURT :
              .      For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed in
              terms of prayer clause ‘B’. The applicant is permitted to add Sainath
              Pandurang Gomare as party respondent No. 3 in Writ Petition.
              Amendment be carried out within a period of two (02) weeks. After the
              amendment is carried out, issue notice to the added respondent,
              returnable four (04) weeks thereafter.




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




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