Bombay High Court
MR.PRADEEP LAXMIDAS THAKKERversusMR.YOGESH JAGJIVANDAS SUCHAK AND ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dismissed
Holding
The court may correct a typographical error in its order without altering its substantive effect.
Summary
The applicant, Mr. Pradeep Laxmidas Thakker, filed a civil revision seeking correction of typographical errors in a court order dated 19th August 2026. The order mistakenly recorded dates as 25th October 2005 in paragraph 3 and paragraph 10, instead of the correct dates of 23rd February 2007 and 21st February 2005 respectively. Counsel for the applicant highlighted these errors and requested that the court amend the order accordingly. The court examined whether it has the authority to rectify such clerical mistakes without altering the substantive content of the order. It held that correcting obvious typographical errors is within its power to ensure accuracy of the record. Consequently, the court ordered that the original order be corrected to reflect the proper dates and that the corrected order be uploaded, with the applicant’s counsel to inform the respondent’s counsel.
Issues considered
- Whether a court may correct typographical errors in its own order upon application of a party without affecting the substantive outcome?
Subjects
- Typographical error
- Correction of order
- Civil revision
- Procedural law
- Judicial discretion
Judgment
501-CRA-45-2018.docx
rrpillai IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 45 OF 2018
Mr. Pradeep Laxmidas Thakker … Applicant
Vs.
Mr. Yogesh Jagjivandas Suchak … Respondents
and Others
Ms. Nishitha Garg i/b. Mr. Krunal Thakkar for the Applicant.
CORAM : GAURI GODSE, J.
DATE : 31st AUGUST 2026
ORDER :
1. Not on board. Taken up on the production board in view
of the praecipe submitted on behalf of the applicant. She
submits that intimation about this praecipe for speaking to
the minutes is given to the learned advocate for the
respondent by email.
2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that there is
a typographical error in mentioning the date in paragraph 3
as 25th October 2005 instead of 23 rd February 2007 and in
Digitally
paragraph 10 as 25th October 2005 instead of 21 st October
signed by
RAJESHWARI
RAJESHWARI RAMESH
PILLAI
RAMESH
PILLAI Date:
2005.
2026.09.01
20:01:32
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3. The order dated 19th August 2026 be corrected by
replacing the date in third line of paragraph 3 as
23rd February 2007 and in the sixth line in paragraph 10 as
21st February 2005.
4. The original order be corrected and the corrected order
be uploaded.
5. Learned advocate for the applicant shall intimate this
order to the learned advocate for the respondent.
[GAURI GODSE, J.]
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