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Bombay High Court

GORAKHNATH BALWANT SHINDEversusTHE MANAGERIAL DIRECTOR M/S HYUNDAI CONSTRUCTIONS EQUIPMENT INDIA LTD AND ANR

Decided
Disposal
Allowed

Holding

All interim applications were made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a).

Summary

The Bombay High Court considered a batch of interim applications filed in several service writ petitions against the Managerial Director of M/s. Hyundai Construction Equipment India Ltd. The petitioners sought relief under the prayer clause (a) and raised concerns about procedural delays and office objections. The respondents opposed the interim applications, arguing that the relief was unwarranted. Justice Amit Borkar, after reviewing the applications, granted all of them as absolute relief per the prayer clause, condoned the delay in filing the writ petitions, and directed that any office objections be removed within four weeks. The court further ordered that failure to remove such objections would revive the earlier order dated 29 August 2024 without further court reference.

Issues considered

  • Whether the delay in filing the writ petitions should be condoned
  • Whether the interim applications seeking relief under prayer clause (a) should be granted
  • Whether office objections must be removed within a specified time and the consequences of non‑compliance

Subjects

  • interim relief
  • service writ petition
  • condonation of delay
  • office objections
  • high court order

Judgment

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                      AGK
                             IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                     CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                 INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4142 OF 2025
                                                 IN
                                 WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.15183 OF 2024

                      Navnath Bhaguji Pawar                   … Applicant
                                 V/s.
                      The Managerial Director, M/s. Hyundai
                      Construction Equipment India Limited
                      & Anr.                                  … Respondents

                                                WITH
ATUL                             INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4141 OF 2025
GANESH
KULKARNI                                         IN
Digitally signed by
ATUL GANESH
KULKARNI
Date: 2026.01.23
                                 WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.15166 OF 2024
14:38:12 +0530



                      Ajay Mohan Bhange                       … Applicant
                                 V/s.
                      The Managerial Director, M/s. Hyundai
                      Construction Equipment India Limited
                      & Anr.                                  … Respondents

                                                WITH
                                 INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4143 OF 2025
                                                 IN
                                 WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.15177 OF 2024

                      Tejas Ramkisan Munde                    … Applicant
                                 V/s.
                      The Managerial Director, M/s. Hyundai
                      Construction Equipment India Limited
                      & Anr.                                  … Respondents

                                                WITH
                                 INTERIM APPLICATION NO.6498 OF 2025
                                                 IN
                                 WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.20487 OF 2024

                      Shubham Manohar Mohite                  … Applicant
                               V/s.



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The Managerial Director, M/s. Hyundai
Construction Equipment India Limited
& Anr.                                  … Respondents

                          WITH
           INTERIM APPLICATION NO.6548 OF 2025
                           IN
           WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.15196 OF 2024

Gorakhnath Balwant Shinde               … Applicant
           V/s.
The Managerial Director, M/s. Hyundai
Construction Equipment India Limited
& Anr.                                  … Respondents

                          WITH
           INTERIM APPLICATION NO.353 OF 2026
                           IN
           WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.15202 OF 2024

Pravin Sudhakar Shinganapur             … Applicant
           V/s.
The Managerial Director, M/s. Hyundai
Construction Equipment India Limited
& Anr.                                  … Respondents

                          WITH
           INTERIM APPLICATION NO.358 OF 2026
                           IN
           WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.15195 OF 2024

Sunil Ramdas Dhone                      … Applicant
           V/s.
The Managerial Director, M/s. Hyundai
Construction Equipment India Limited
& Anr.                                  … Respondents

                          WITH
           INTERIM APPLICATION NO.360 OF 2026
                           IN
           WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.15168 OF 2024

Shrikant Vishwanath Thoke               … Applicant



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           V/s.
The Managerial Director, M/s. Hyundai
Construction Equipment India Limited
& Anr.                                  … Respondents

                          WITH
           INTERIM APPLICATION NO.362 OF 2026
                           IN
           WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.15201 OF 2024

Dnyaneshwar Dilip Kamble                … Applicant
           V/s.
The Managerial Director, M/s. Hyundai
Construction Equipment India Limited
& Anr.                                  … Respondents

                          WITH
           INTERIM APPLICATION NO.367 OF 2026
                           IN
           WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.15023 OF 2024

Premchand Vishwambhar Jawale            … Applicant
           V/s.
The Managerial Director, M/s. Hyundai
Construction Equipment India Limited
& Anr.                                  … Respondents

                          WITH
           INTERIM APPLICATION NO.368 OF 2026
                           IN
           WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.19952 OF 2024

Vilas Kondiram Raut                     … Applicant
           V/s.
The Managerial Director, M/s. Hyundai
Construction Equipment India Limited
& Anr.                                  … Respondents

                          WITH
           INTERIM APPLICATION NO.369 OF 2026
                           IN
           WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.19950 OF 2024




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Kiran Lal Gaikwad                         … Applicant
           V/s.
The Managerial Director, M/s. Hyundai
Construction Equipment India Limited
& Anr.                                    … Respondents

                             WITH
              INTERIM APPLICATION NO.374 OF 2026
                              IN
              WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.19961 OF 2024

Sandip Ankush Thakur                      … Applicant
           V/s.
The Managerial Director, M/s. Hyundai
Construction Equipment India Limited
& Anr.                                    … Respondents

                             WITH
              INTERIM APPLICATION NO.448 OF 2026
                              IN
              WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.15123 OF 2024

Prafulla Prabhudas Gedam                  … Applicant
            V/s.
The Managerial Director, M/s. Hyundai
Construction Equipment India Limited
& Anr.                                    … Respondents

Mr. Bhavesh Magam i/by Mr. Eknath K. Dongardive for
the applicant in all IA.
Mr. Nirmal R.M. with Mr. Atman Mehta, Mr. Vipul Patel
i/by Haresh Mehta & Co., for respondent No.1.


                           CORAM     : AMIT BORKAR, J.

                           DATED     : JANUARY 23, 2026
P.C.:

1.      Learned Advocate for respondent No.1 opposed the interim
applications. However, considering the reasons mentioned in the



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interim applications, all interim applications are made absolute in
terms of prayer clause (a).

2.    The delay caused in filing the writ petitions is condoned.

3.    Office objections, if any, shall be removed within four weeks
from today.

4.    In case of failure to remove office objections within four
weeks from today, order dated 29 August 2024 shall stand revive
without further reference to the Court.


                                             (AMIT BORKAR, J.)




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