Bombay High Court

UNITED SALES CORPORATION REPRE. ITS PARTNERS 1) B. R. MANDER 2)RITU B. MANDERversusUNION OF INDIA THR GOVT PLEADER AND ANR

Decided: 25 August 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The petition is dismissed, with the petitioners undertaking to vacate the land by 7 September 2026.

Summary

The petitioners, United Sales Corporation, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking relief against the Union of India and the Defence Estate Officer. The Court expressed its disinclination to entertain the petition. The petitioners, through their advocate, offered an undertaking to vacate the disputed land by 7 September 2026. The Court accepted this undertaking, extending the deadline for vacating the property to the said date, and warned that failure to comply would allow the respondents to take further steps as per their notice dated 14 August 2026. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of on these terms.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be entertained by the Court
Whether the petitioners should be ordered to vacate the land by a specified date

Subjects

writ petition
land eviction
vacate undertaking
civil appellate jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                        CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO.11040 OF 2026
M/s. United Sales Corporation,                                ]
Represented by its Partners:                                  ]
1. Mr. Badri R. Mander                                        ]
2. Mrs. Ritu B. Mander                                        ] .. Petitioners
             Versus
1. Union of India,                                            ]
   Through Government Pleader                                 ]
2. Defence Estate Officer,                                    ]
   Pune Circle, Pune                                          ] .. Respondents


Mr. Mihir S. Raje, Advocate for the Petitioners.
Mr. Badri Mander, the Petitioner is present in Court.
Mr. Jitendra B. Mishra with Mr. Y.S. Bhate and Mr. Ashutosh Misra,
Advocates for the Respondents.

                          CORAM :        RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, ACJ. &
                                         GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.
                          DATE     :     25th August, 2026.
P.C. :


1.              We have heard the learned counsel appearing in the matter.

We expressed our disinclination to entertain this Petition.



2.              At this stage, Mr. Raje, learned advocate appearing on

behalf of the Petitioners submits on instructions from Mr. Badri R.

Mander, partner of the Petitioner-Firm and who is present in Court, that

the Petitioner shall vacate the land on or before 07th September, 2026.
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                    3.               On request of Mr Mander, his statement is accepted as an

                    undertaking to this Court. Time to vacate the property is extended until

                    07th September, 2026, failing which, the Respondents shall take all steps

                    in furtherance of its notice dated 14th August, 2026.



                    4.               Writ Petition No.11040 of 2026 is disposed off in the

                    above terms.




                    [ GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. ]                   [ ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE ]




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        Date:       943-WP-11040-2026.odt                                                 Dixit
DIXIT   2026.08.27
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