Bombay High Court
MAHARASHTRA NAVNIRMAN VIMA KARMACHARI SENA AND ORSversusCHAIRPERSON LIC OF INDIA AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The court held that the amendment may be effected as per the schedule within a week, with re‑verification dispensed with, and the interim application is disposed of.
Summary
The petitioners, employees of Life Insurance Corporation of India, filed an interim application seeking permission to amend their writ petition for regularisation as directed by a Nagpur Bench judgment. The amendment sought to add new grounds and replace prayer clauses, with the respondents not opposing the amendment on merits. The court allowed the amendment to be made within one week as per the attached schedule, dispensing with re‑verification. It directed service of the amended petition, filing of affidavits by the respondents within two weeks, and a rejoinder by the petitioners within one week thereafter. The interim application was disposed of without any order as to costs, and the matter was scheduled for consideration on 8 April 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioners may amend the writ petition to include additional grounds and replace prayer clauses.
- Whether the amendment can be permitted without opposition from the respondents.
- Procedural requirements for service, filing of affidavits, and timeline for consideration of the amended petition.
Subjects
- interim application
- amendment of writ petition
- regularisation of employees
- implementation of judgment
- civil appellate jurisdiction
- procedural directions
Judgment
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1454 OF 2026
Digitally
signed by
JITENDRA IN
JITENDRA SHANKAR
SHANKAR NIJASURE
NIJASURE Date:
2026.03.05
WRIT PETITION NO.15238 OF 2025
16:00:51
+0530
Maharashtra Navanirman Vima Karmachari ...Applicants /
Sena and its 43 worker – members Petitioners
Versus
Chairperson, Life Insurance Corporation of ...Respondents
India and Ors.
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Mr. Sandip G. Rane for the Petitioners.
Mr. Rakesh Kumar Singh for the Respondents.
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CORAM : R.I. CHAGLA AND
ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ.
DATE : 4TH MARCH, 2026
ORDER :
1. By this Interim Application, the Applicants / Original
Petitioners have sought permission to carry out amendment in the
Writ Petition as per the schedule annexed to the Interim Application.
By this amendment sought, the Applicants are amending the existing
grounds as well as adding further grounds and replacing prayer
clauses. It is stated in the Interim Application that the Respondents
are reluctant to implement the judgment / order of the Nagpur Bench
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of this Court in Writ Petition No.4337 of 2023.
2. The present Writ Petition has been filed by the
Petitioners for regularization of the Petitioners as per the judgment
dated 7th April, 2025 passed by the Nagpur Bench of this Court in
the Writ Petition No.4337 of 2023. The Petitioners therein were some
of the employees of the Respondent – Corporation.
3. The learned Counsel for the Respondents has submitted
that the Respondents without accepting the merits of the amendment
do not oppose it being carried out.
4. The Applicants / Petitioners shall carry out the
amendment in the Writ Petition in terms of schedule annexed to the
Interim Application within a period of one week from today. Re-
verification is dispensed with.
5. Interim Application is accordingly disposed of. There
shall be no order as to costs.
6. The amended Writ Petition shall be served by the
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Advocates for the Petitioners on the Respondents upon carrying out
the amendment.
7. The Respondents shall file their Affidavits in Reply to the
amended Writ Petition within a period of two weeks from service of
the amended Writ Petition.
8. The Petitioners are at liberty to file Affidavit in Rejoinder
thereto within a period of one week thereafter.
9. Place the Writ Petition for consideration on 8th April,
2026.
[ ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J. ] [ R.I. CHAGLA J. ]
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