Bombay High Court

LIBERTY OIL MILLS LTDversusTHE UNION OF INDIA THR THE SECRETRY MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ORS

Decided: 29 August 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The High Court exercised its discretion to allow the pre‑admission amendment to the writ petition.

Summary

Liberty Oil Mills Ltd. filed an interim application seeking to amend its writ petition (No. 9034 of 2026) on a pre‑admission basis. The applicant, represented by Mr. Chirag Shetty and Mr. Anam Khan, argued that the amendment was necessary and supported by the submissions made. The respondents, including the Union of India and Bank of India, were represented by counsel who opposed the amendment. The two‑judge bench of Justice M. S. Karnik and Justice Sandesh D. Patil allowed the amendment as prayed in clause (a) of the petition. The court directed that the amendment be effected within two weeks and that the amended petition be served on the respondents, disposed of the interim application, and listed the matter for hearing on 28 September 2026.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate jurisdiction and discretion of the High Court to allow a pre‑admission amendment to a writ petition?

Subjects

amendment
writ petition
interim application
pre‑admission amendment
High Court of Bombay

Judgment

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MACHHINDRA
KADAM
                                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
Digitally signed by                       CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
ARJUN
MACHHINDRA
KADAM
Date: 2026.08.29
                                        INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 6553 OF 2026
14:07:33 +0530                                          IN
                                           WRIT PETITION NO. 9034 OF 2026

                      Liberty Oil Mills Ltd.                                     … Applicant
                              Versus
                      The Union of India & Ors.                                   ... Respondents

                                               __________________________

                      Mr. Chirag Shetty a/w. Mr. Anam Khan i/b Economic Laws Practice for the
                      Applicant.

                      Mr. Siddharth Chandrashekhar and Mr. Abhishek R. Mishra for Respondent
                      Nos.2 & 3.

                      Ms. Roshni Dumpala i/b Legal Prism for Respondent No.4-Bank of India.
                                           __________________________

                                                       CORAM        : M. S. KARNIK AND
                                                                      SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ.
                                                       DATED        : 29th AUGUST, 2026.

                      P. C.:

                      1.       This is an application filed for the amendment. Since this is a pre-

                      admission amendment, for the reasons mentioned in the application and in

                      view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the applicant, the

                      application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a).

                      2.       The amendment to be carried out in terms of Schedule within a

                      period of two weeks from today. Amended copy of the petition be served

                      on the respondents.



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3.     Interim Application is disposed of.

4.     List the petition on 28th September, 2026.




(SANDESH D. PATIL, J.)                              (M. S. KARNIK, J.)




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