Bombay High Court

THE ADMINISTRATOR AND ORSversusLEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DECEASED

Decided: 24 August 2026
Disposal: Allowed

Holding

The court allowed the interim application, restored the writ petition and granted an eight‑week extension to serve the respondents.

Summary

The Administrator of the Union Territory of Daman and Diu filed an interim application in a writ petition (No. 11546 of 2016) filed by the legal representatives of the deceased Minoo Firoze Dadysethna. The applicant sought relief to restore the writ petition and to obtain an extension of time to serve the respondents. The High Court examined the request and found no impediment to granting the relief. Accordingly, the court allowed the interim application, restored the writ petition, and extended the period for service by eight weeks from the date of the order. The court then ordered the interim application to be disposed of. No substantive merits of the writ petition were decided in this order.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be restored after the interim application.
Whether an extension of time of eight weeks is permissible for serving the respondents.

Subjects

interim application
extension of time
writ petition
service of notice
civil appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

                                                                             4-ia-6604-2026.doc


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

                                    INTERIM APPLICATION NO.6604 OF 2026
                                                     IN
                                       WRIT PETITION NO.11546 OF 2016
SHABNOOR
AYUB
PATHAN                The Administrator,
Digitally signed by
SHABNOOR AYUB         Union Territory of Daman and Diu
PATHAN
Date: 2026.08.24
18:21:10 +0530
                      & Ors.                                       … Applicants
                              In the matter between:
                      The Administrator,
                      Union Territory of Daman and Diu
                      & Ors.                                       … Petitioners
                                 V/s.
                      Legal Representatives of the Deceased
                      Minoo Firoze Dadysethna & Ors.               … Respondents

                      Mr. Harsh P Dedhia, for the Applicant.


                                                   CORAM      : AMIT BORKAR, J.

                                                   DATED      : AUGUST 24, 2026
                      P.C.:

                      1.      For the reasons stated in the application, the same is
                      allowed.

                      2.      The writ petition stands restored.

                      3.      Time to serve the Respondent is extended by a period of
                      eight weeks from today.

                      4.      The interim application stands disposed of.


                                                                    (AMIT BORKAR, J.)




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