Bombay High Court
VIKRANT VASANT GHAVATWMARDANversusUNION BIBLICAL SEMINARYS KLINE MEMORIAL SCHOOL AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The Court recalled the Registrar’s order and restored the writ petition, directing the petitioner to remove the office objections within a week.
Summary
The petitioner, Shri Vikrant Vasant Ghavat, filed an interim application seeking restoration of his writ petition which had been rejected on 19 August 2025 by the Registrar for failure to remove office objections. The petitioner claimed genuine difficulty in complying with the deadline. The Court examined the interim application, found merit in the petitioner's explanation, and concluded that the writ petition should be restored. Accordingly, the Court recalled the Registrar's order and directed the petitioner to remove the office objections within one week, failing which the petition would be rejected. The restored writ petition is to be listed for hearing on 16 March 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition rejected for non‑removal of office objections can be restored on the ground of genuine difficulty in complying with the Registrar’s order.
Subjects
- writ petition
- office objections
- restoration
- interim application
- civil procedure
- Registrar order
Judgment
13-ia-458-2026.doc
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Digitally
signed by
INTERIM APPLICATION NO.458 OF 2026
JITENDRA
JITENDRA SHANKAR
SHANKAR NIJASURE
IN
NIJASURE Date:
2026.03.05
16:00:52
+0530
WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.20600 OF 2025
Shri Vikrant Vasant Ghavatwmardan ...Applicant /
Petitioner
Versus
Union Biblical Seminary’s & Ors. ...Respondents
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Mr. Santaram Anant Tarde for the Petitioner.
Mr. Shashank Patare with Mr. Mangesh Mane i/b. JTVR Associates.
Mr. Sachin Kankal, AGP for Respondent Nos. 2 to 7.
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CORAM : R.I. CHAGLA AND
ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ.
DATE : 4TH MARCH, 2026
ORDER :
1. The Interim Application had come up on 24th February,
2026 when none had appeared for the Petitioner and accordingly it
was stood over to be placed under the caption for ‘dismissal’.
2. Today, the learned Counsel appears for the Petitioner.
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Hence, remove the matter from the caption of ‘dismissal’.
3. By this Interim Application, the Applicant / Original
Petitioner is seeking restoration of the Writ Petition, which came to
be rejected by an Order dated 19th August, 2025 passed by the
learned Registrar (Judicial – I) for non-removal of office objections.
4. The Applicant has stated that there was genuine
difficulty in complying with the Order dated 19th August, 2025 and
removing of office objections within the stipulated date, and which
genuine difficulty has been stated in paragraph 3 of the Interim
Application.
5. Having considered the averments in the Interim
Application, we are satisfied that case is made out for restoration of
the Writ Petition by recall of the Order dated 19th August, 2025
passed by the learned Registrar (Judicial – I).
6. In view thereof, the Order dated 19th August, 2025
passed by the learned Registrar (Judicial – I) is recalled.
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7. The Writ Petition is accordingly restored to file.
8. The Petitioner shall remove office objections raised in the
Writ Petition within a period of one week from today. Failure to do so
will result in the Writ Petition being rejected without reference to this
Court.
9. The Writ Petition upon removing office objections shall
be placed on 16th March, 2026, high on board.
[ ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J. ] [ R.I. CHAGLA J. ]
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