Bombay High Court

Tonse Satish Upendra PaiversusReliance Industries Limited

Decided: 6 February 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: MILIND N JADHAV

Holding

Since the applicant/petitioner is satisfied with the compliance by Respondent No. 1 Company and Respondent No. 2 IEPF, no further orders are necessary and the Interim Application is disposed of with liberty to apply in case of difficulty.

Summary

This order was passed in Interim Application No. 1741 of 2025 in Testamentary Petition No. 3923 of 2021. The applicant/petitioner is Tonse Satish Upendra Pai, and the respondents include Reliance Industries Ltd and the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF). The court heard Mr. Vipul Shukla for Respondent No. 1 and Mr. Vinit Jain for Respondent Nos. 2 to 4; none appeared for the applicant. An affidavit in reply dated 30.01.2026 was filed on behalf of Respondent Nos. 2 to 4, and a copy was handed over to Respondent No. 1. The court observed that the applicant/petitioner is satisfied with the compliance done by Respondent No. 1 Company and Respondent No. 2 IEPF. Accordingly, the court found that no further orders were necessary. Liberty was granted to the applicant/petitioner to apply in case of any difficulty, and the Interim Application was disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether any further orders are necessary in the Interim Application in view of the compliance by Respondent No. 1 Company and Respondent No. 2 IEPF.

Subjects

Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction
Interim Application
Compliance
IEPF
Reliance Industries Ltd
Liberty to apply
No further orders

Judgment

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Amberkar

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                               TESTAMENTARY AND INTESTATE JURISDICTION


                            INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1741 OF 2025
                                             IN
                           TESTAMENTARY PETITION NO. 3923 OF 2021

           Tonse Satish Upendra Pai                               .. Applicant

           Tonse Satish Upendra Pai                          .. Petitioner
                      Versus
           Reliance Industries Ltd & Ors.                    .. Respondents
                                        ....................
            Mr. Vipul Shukla, Advocate for Respondent No. 1
            Mr. Vinit Jain a/w Mr. Gaurav Mhatre & Ms. Shazia Ansari,
             Advocates for Respondent Nos. 2 to 4
                                           ...................
                                          CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J.
                                          DATE          : FEBRUARY 6, 2026
           P. C.:

           1.       Heard Mr. Shukla, learned Advocate for Respondent No. 1 and

           Mr. Jain, learned Advocate for Respondent Nos. 2 to 4. None for the

           Applicant.


           2.       Mr. Jain has filed affidavit in reply dated 30.01.2026. Copy of

           the same is already handed over to Mr. Shukla.


           3.       It appears that Applicant / Petitioner is satisfied with the

           compliance done by Respondent No. 1 Company and Respondent No.

           2 - IEPF. Hence no further orders are necessary to be passed.


           4.       Liberty to the Applicant / Petitioner to apply in case of any

           difficulty.

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           5.        Interim Application is disposed.



Amberkar                                            [ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ]

                      Digitally signed
                      by RAVINDRA
           RAVINDRA MOHAN
                    AMBERKAR
           MOHAN    Date:
           AMBERKAR 2026.02.06
                      17:16:12
                      +0530




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