Bombay High Court

ANIL KANTHIRAM RATHOD AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: NEERAJ P DHOTE

Holding

The petition must be amended within one week, otherwise it will be dismissed.

Summary

The petitioners filed a criminal writ petition and were granted leave to amend it on 21 August 2024, with an extension of time. The petitioners subsequently sought further time to effect the amendment. The Court examined the request and ordered that the amendment must be completed within one week, failing which the petition will be dismissed without further reference. No substantive merits of the petition were addressed. The order is procedural, directing compliance with the amendment deadline.

Issues considered

Whether the Court should grant the petitioners additional time beyond the previously extended period to amend the writ petition

Subjects

criminal writ
amendment
procedural order
dismissal

Judgment

               IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                          BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                17 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 332 OF 2020

                    ANIL KANTHIRAM RATHOD AND OTHERS
                                     VERSUS
                    THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
                                         ...
       Advocate for the Petitioners : Mr. Simon Awhad h/f. Mr. V.D. Gunale
                 APP for Respondent/State : Mr. S.M. Ganachari
       Advocate for Respondent 2 : Mr. N.D. Sonawane h/f. Mr. S.S. Bora
                                         ...

                       CORAM        : NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J.
                       Dated        : June 22, 2026

PER COURT :-

1.       Though leave was granted to amend the petition by order dated 21 st

August 2024 and the time was further extended, the learned counsel for

the petitioners seeks time to get the amendment.

2.       Amendment be carried out within a period of one week, failing which

the petition would stand dismissed without reference to the court.

3.       Advocate for respondent No. 2 is present. The learned APP is

present.



                                                      ( NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J. )




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