Bombay High Court

LACHMAN SOENDESHKOEMAR, REP. BY THEIR LAWFUL ATT., RAJPAT LACHMAN AND ANRversusTHEOTIMUS ANTHONY PINTO AND 8 ORS

Disposal: Allowed
Bench: VALMIKI MENEZES

Holding

The court held that the registry may waive the office objections and the delay in recording the legal representatives of the deceased respondent may be condoned.

Summary

The applicant filed a Miscellaneous Civil Application seeking a waiver of the registry's office objections and the registration of the matter. The applicant also requested condonation of the delay in bringing on record the legal representatives of deceased Respondent No.8. The court noted that there was no objection to the waiver and therefore ordered the registry to waive the objections. It further held that the delay in recording the legal representatives could be condoned. Consequently, the Miscellaneous Civil Application was disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether the registry may waive its office objections in the present application
Whether the delay in bringing the legal representatives of a deceased respondent on record can be condoned

Subjects

registry objections
condonation of delay
civil procedure
miscellaneous civil application

Judgment

  2026:BHC-GOA:223
                                                         MCA 83 of 2026

                        Suzana

                                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA
                                      MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO.83 OF 2026
                                                       IN
                                           FIRST APPEAL NO.27 OF 2023
                   LACHMAN SOENDESHKOEMAR, REP. BY
                   THEIR LAWFUL ATT., RAJPAT LACHMAN
                   AND ANR                                                     ... APPLICANT
                     Versus
                   THEOTIMUS ANTHONY PINTO AND 8 ORS                           ... RESPONDENT


                   Mr. Shithil Prabhu Dessai, Advocate for the Applicant.
                   Mr. Kevin Braganza, Advocate for the Respondent.


                                             CORAM:- VALMIKI MENEZES, J.
                                             DATED :- 12th February, 2026

                   P.C.


                   1.      Registry to waive the office objections and register the matter.
                   2.             In view of the no objection, the delay in bringing the legal
                   representatives of deceased Respondent No.8 on record stands
                   condoned.
                   3.      Miscellaneous Civil Application is disposed of.



                                                                    VALMIKI MENEZES, J.




Signed by: MARIA SUZANA REBELLO
Designation: Personal Assistant
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Date: 12/02/2026 14:33:31
                                                         12th February, 2026

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