Bombay High Court

SMT. SADHANA WD/O. ROHIT JHAVERCHAND SHAH and ORS.versusVISHNU LAXMAN JADHAV and ANR.

Decided: 24 August 2026
Disposal: Allowed

Holding

The court set aside the earlier order and scheduled the matter for fresh hearing on 9 September 2026.

Summary

The appellants, Satish Ramchandra Sangar, appealed against a judgment ordering the production of a driving license. The court noted that a related civil application (No.1616 of 2004) for the same relief had already been dismissed on 2 March 2006, a fact that was not initially brought to the court's attention. Upon realizing this oversight, the court acknowledged the error, accepted the appellant's counsel's apology, and directed that the matter be listed again for hearing on 9 September 2026. The court also instructed the appellant's counsel to inform the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) of the order. No substantive decision on the merits of the license production request was made; the case was simply re‑scheduled.

Issues considered

Whether the order for production of the driving license can stand when the underlying civil application has already been dismissed

Subjects

civil appellate jurisdiction
production of documents
driving license
procedural order
case management

Judgment

                                                                              903-FA-584-2004.doc


                            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION


SATISH                                  FIRST APPEAL NO.584 OF 2004
RAMCHANDRA
SANGAR

Digitally signed by
                      Smt.Sadhana and Ors.                                   ...Appellants
SATISH RAMCHANDRA
SANGAR
Date: 2026.09.02             V/s.
15:01:50 +0530

                      Vishnu Laxman Jadhav and Anr.                          ...Respondents
                                                        *****

                      Mr.Madhur Surana i/b. Mr.S.G. Advocate for Appellants.
                      Surana:-
                      No one is present:-                  On behalf of the Respondents.

                                                   *****
                                              CORAM :             S. M. MODAK, J.
                                              DATE         :      2nd SEPTEMBER 2026
                      P. C. :-

                      1.     In fact, the judgment is dictated in open Court on 24 th August

                      2026. The Civil Application No.1616 of 2004 for production of

                      driving license was also allowed. At that time, it was not pointed out to

                      the Court that the Civil Application was already dismissed. When the

                      file went to the Office and when they checked the record, they realized

                      that the Civil Application was already dismissed on 2 nd March 2006.

                      That is why, the matter was listed again.

                      2.     Learned Advocate for the Appellants expressed apology. Hence,

                      this matter be listed on 9th September 2026, “First on Board”.

                      Satish Sangar                                                            1/2
                                                     903-FA-584-2004.doc


3.     Let the learned Advocate for the Appellant intimate about this

order to the learned Advocate for MSRTC.



                                   [S. M. MODAK, J.]




Satish Sangar                                                         2/2

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