Bombay High Court

POOJA RANJIT BHUJBAL AND ORSversusNARAYAN SHANKAR KHUNTE AND ORS

Decided: 17 February 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: N JAMADAR

Holding

The Court allowed the correction of the respondent's name in the cause title.

Summary

Petitioners Pooja Ranjit Bhujbal and others filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court. The petition sought correction of the respondent's name in the cause title. The Court examined the petition and ordered that the name "Ravindra Shankar Kunte (deceased)" be corrected to "Narayan Shankar Khunte (deceased)". The rest of the earlier order dated 17 February 2026 was left unchanged. The corrected order was directed to be uploaded.

Issues considered

Whether the Court may correct the name of a deceased respondent in the cause title of a writ petition

Subjects

name correction
civil procedure
writ petition
high court
order correction

Judgment

                                                                    P3-WP12234-2025.DOC

                                                                                Santosh

                             IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                        CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION


                                     WRIT PETITION NO. 12234 OF 2025

                      Pooja Ranjit Bhujbal and Ors.                      ...Petitioners
                                         Versus
SANTOSH
SUBHASH               Narayan Shankar Khunte (deceased)
KULKARNI              through legal heirs and Ors.
Digitally signed by
                                                                       …Respondents
SANTOSH SUBHASH
KULKARNI
Date: 2026.03.05
10:04:33 +0530        Mr. Sumit Kate, i/b Dr. Uday Warunjikar, for the Petitioners.

                                                      CORAM: N. J. JAMADAR, J.
                                                      DATED: 4th MARCH, 2026

                      PC:-

                      1.     Not on board. Upon mentioning, taken on board.


                      2.     The matter is placed for speaking to the minutes of order

                      dated 17th February, 2026.


                      3.     In the cause-title, the name of the respondent, “Ravindra

                      Shankar Kunte (deceased) through legal heirs and Ors” be

                      corrected as “Narayan Shankar Khunte (deceased) through legal

                      heirs and Ors.”


                      4.     Rest of the order remains unaltered.


                      5.     Order dated 17th February, 2026 be corrected and

                      uploaded.


                                                               [N. J. JAMADAR, J.]


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