Bombay High Court

RAMESHCHANDRA JAIN ALIAS SHAHversusUNIVERSAL BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS

Decided: 28 January 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: ARIF S DOCTOR

Holding

A typographical error in the cause title of a court order may be corrected by the Court to reflect the proper jurisdiction.

Summary

The petitioner, Rameshchandra Jain, filed a contempt petition against Universal Builders and Developers and others, challenging the titles of two orders dated 28 January 2026 and 12 January 2026. The orders incorrectly recorded the jurisdiction as "ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION" instead of the correct "CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION". The petitioner sought correction of this typographical error. The Court examined whether a mere clerical mistake in the cause title warranted correction. Finding that the error was purely typographical and did not affect the substantive rights of the parties, the Court ordered that the original orders be corrected to reflect the proper jurisdictional label. The petition was consequently disposed.

Issues considered

Whether a typographical error in the cause title of a court order can be corrected without a fresh hearing

Subjects

contempt petition
typographical error
cause title correction
civil appellate jurisdiction
court order correction

Judgment

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                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                           CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION


                       CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 437 OF 2023
Rameshchandra Jain Alias Shah                                         ...Petitioner
          Versus
Universal Builders And Developers & Ors.                              ...Respondents
                                        _______
Ms. Aishwarya Shinde i/b Aditya Joshi, for the Petitioner.
Mr. Ravi Kumar Mishra, for Respondent Nos.1 to 3.
Mr. Dinesh J. Haldankar, AGP, for the Respondent-State.
                                        _______


                                                CORAM : ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.
                                                DATE    : 28th APRIL, 2026


P.C.
1.        Learned counsel points out that in the orders dated 28 th January 2026 and

12th January 2026 there is a typographical error in the cause title, which

incorrectly records "ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION" instead of

"CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION".

2.        Original orders be corrected accordingly.




                                                               [ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.]




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