Bombay High Court

MEENAKSHI POPTANIversusMANOJ KUMAR JAISWAL AND ORS

Decided: 21 August 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The petition is disposed with a direction that both parties shall cooperate in providing the required information.

Summary

The petitioner sought a direction to complete the OCI application without omitting any details concerning Respondent No.1 and his relatives. The respondent assured that he would furnish all required information about himself and his relatives to the petitioner. After hearing both sides, the Court disposed of the petition, ordering both parties to cooperate with each other in providing the necessary information. No substantive legal question was adjudicated beyond the directive for cooperation. The matter was concluded without any further orders.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner can be compelled to obtain complete information from the respondent for the OCI form
Whether the court can direct parties to cooperate in providing personal information

Subjects

OCI
information disclosure
cooperation
writ petition
civil appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

                                                                              86-WP-16635-2025 (C).doc

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                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                          CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                                         WRIT PETITION NO. 16635 OF 2025
                       Meenakshi Poptani                                ...Petitioner/s
                       Versus
                       Manoj Kumar Jaiswal and ors.                     ...Respondent/s
VAISHALI
ANIL                   _________________________________________________________________
TIKAM
                       Mr. Abhijit Sarwate, Advocate for Petitioner.
Digitally signed
                       Ms.Shweta Ankalwar, Advocate for Respondent No.1.
by VAISHALI            Mr. Hitesh Mutha, Advocate for Respondent Nos.2 and 3.
ANIL TIKAM
Date:                  _________________________________________________________________
2026.08.25
11:33:58 +0530
                                                              CORAM      :   SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
                                                              DATE       :   21st AUGUST, 2026.
                       P.C. :

                       1.            Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for

                       Respondents respectively.

                       2.            Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that Petitioner will

                       fill up the OCI form as per the columns and Petitioner will not skip the

                       information in the columns in respect of Respondent No.1 and his

                       relatives.

                       3.             Learned counsel for Respondent No.1 submits that he will

                       provide all the information about himself and his relatives to the

                       Petitioner.

                       4.            Considering submissions of both learned counsel, Petition is

                       disposed of.

                       5.            Both the parties shall cooperate with each other.




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