Bombay High Court

ASHOK YASHWANT SURYAWANSHI DIED THROUGH LRS SANGITA AHSOK SURYAWANSHI AND ANOTHERversusTHE HONOURABLE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND ORS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The court held that the legal heirs may be brought on record by allowing the civil application.

Summary

The petitioners, legal heirs of the deceased Ashok Yashwant Suryawanshi, filed a civil application to be placed on record in a writ petition. The respondents, including the Principal Secretary, opposed the application. The court examined whether the heirs could be formally added to the proceedings. Relying on the application’s merits, the bench allowed the civil application, granting the prayers to bring the heirs on record. The court directed that the necessary amendment be effected within four weeks.

Issues considered

Whether the legal heirs of a deceased petitioner can be brought on record through a civil application

Subjects

legal heirs
civil application
amendment
high court
writ petition

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:40576-DB


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                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                               CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9091 OF 2026
                                               IN
                                  WRIT PETITION NO.319 OF 2022

                 Ashok Yashwant Suryawanshi (Died) LRs & Another APPLICANTS

                        VERSUS

                 The Honourable Principal Secretary and Others      RESPONDENTS

                                                .......
                 Mr. Hemant Surve, Advocate for the Applicants (Through VC)
                 Mr. S. K. Tambe, AGP for Respondent - State
                 Mr. A. P. Bhandari, Advocate for Respondent No.4
                                                .......

                             [CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, &
                                      ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J.]

                                     DATE : 4th SEPTEMBER, 2026

                 ORDER :

                 1.     This Civil Application is filed for bringing legal heirs of

                 deceased Petitioner No.1 on record.


                 2.     For the reasons stated in the Application, the Civil

                 Application is allowed in terms of prayer clauses “A” and “B”.


                 3.     Amendment be carried out within a period of four weeks.



                 [ ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ]                 [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ]
                          JUDGE                                    JUDGE

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