Bombay High Court

RAVIRAJSINGH SATISHCHANDRASINGH PARIHAR AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court condoned the delay, allowed the petitioners to bring legal heirs on record and to amend the application, subject to a cost deposit of Rs.3,000.

Summary

The petitioners, legal heirs of the deceased, filed a civil application seeking condonation of delay in filing their writ petition. The respondents, the State of Maharashtra, opposed the application. The Court examined the reasons for the delay as set out in the application and found them satisfactory. It conditioned the condonation on the deposit of Rs.3,000 with the Advocates’ Association of the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad bench, within three weeks. The Court also permitted the petitioners to bring the legal heirs on record and ordered that any necessary amendment to the petition be filed within four weeks. Accordingly, the application was allowed subject to these conditions.

Issues considered

Whether the delay in filing the civil application should be condoned
Whether the petitioners may be permitted to bring legal heirs on record
Whether the petitioners may be allowed to amend the application

Subjects

Civil Procedure Code
condonation of delay
amendment of pleadings
legal heirs
cost deposit

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39576-DB


                                                   *1*                     13-ca-9501-2026


                          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                      BENCH AT AURANGABAD
                 13 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9501 OF 2026 IN WP/9295/2023

                         Ravirajsingh Satishchandrasingh Parihar And Others
                                              VERSUS
                  The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And
                                               Others
                                                 ...
                Mr. Omkar I. Jadhav h/f. Harshal P. Randhir, Advocate for
                Applicant
                Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondents/State
                                                 ...
                                                WITH
                                 WRIT PETITION NO. 9295 OF 2023
                                                 ...
                                     CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI &
                                               ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                     DATE : 29th AUGUST 2026
                P. C. :-

                1.        Heard. For the reasons stated in the Civil Application, the

                delay is condoned subject to deposit of cost of Rs.3,000/- with

                Advocates’ Association of Bombay High Court, Bench at

                Aurangabad, within a period of three (3) weeks from today.

                Legal heirs of deceased-petitioner are permitted to be brought

                on record.

                2.        Necessary amendment be carried out within a period of

                four (4) weeks from today.




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

                Narwade

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