Bombay High Court

PARIKSHIT MANUBHAI RANAversus1 Bhikhubhai Chandulal Jalundhwala Trust Through its Trustees

Decided: 6 August 2026
Disposal: Allowed
Bench: SHARMILA U DESHMUKH

Holding

The court allowed the amendment of the contempt petition to implead the trustees and directors, dispensing with revocation.

Summary

The applicant filed an interim application seeking to amend a contempt petition to specifically implead the trustees of Respondent No.1 and the directors of Respondent No.2, which were not named in the original petition. The court noted that the amendment was necessary in view of an order dated 30 June 2026. After considering the reasons provided, the judge allowed the amendment, directing that it be effected within two weeks and dispensing with any revocation. The order thus permits the petitioner to add the required parties to the contempt proceedings. No substantive merits of the contempt claim were addressed in this interim order.

Issues considered

Whether an interim application for amendment of a contempt petition to implead additional parties may be permitted.
Whether revocation of the original petition is required when such amendment is allowed.

Subjects

contempt
amendment
interim application
impleadment
procedural law
High Court

Judgment

  2026:BHC-AS:32696

                                                                                     30 ia 5830-26.doc



                                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                                 CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                            INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 5830 OF 2026
                                                            IN
                                             CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 199 OF 2025

                            Parikshit Manubhai Rana                             ... Applicant.
                                     Versus
                            Bhikhubhai Chandulal Jalundhwala                    ... Respondents.
                            Trust Through its Trustees and Anr.
                                                         —————
                           Adv Lavanya Panickar i/by Binu Karnaith for the Applicant.
                           Adv Itisha Ranka i/by M.P. Vashi and Associates for Respondent No.2.
                                                         —————
                                                          Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.
                                                          Date : August 06, 2026
                           P.C. :

                           1.       Interim Application has been preferred for amendment of
                           the Contempt Petition in order to implead by name the trustees
                           of the Respondent No.1 and the directors of the Respondent
                           No.2. The Contempt Petition did not implead the concerned
                           parties by name and in view of the order of 30 th June, 2026, the
                           present application has been taken out.

                           2.       For the reasons stated in the application, the Interim
                           Application is allowed. Amendment to be carried out within a
                           period of two weeks from today. Reveri9cation is dispensed
                           with.


                                                                    [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.]

                             sa_mandawgad                  1 of 1
Signed by: Sanjay A. Mandawgad
Designation: PA To Honourable Judge
Date: 07/08/2026 18:50:21

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