Bombay High Court

TULJABHAVANI MANDIR SANSTHAN AND ANRversusVAIJANATH KASHINATH SONAWANE AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: S G CHAPALGAONKAR

Holding

The petitions shall be dismissed if the petitioners do not complete service of notice within four weeks.

Summary

The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, heard a batch of writ petitions (Nos. 1126, 4288, 4430, 4569, 4659, 4681, 4687, 4688, 5307 of 2026) wherein the petitioners had not completed service of notice on the respondents. The court noted that the service was either incomplete due to lack of time or the respondents were out of station. It directed the petitioners to complete service of notice within four weeks from the order, failing which the petitions would be dismissed without further reference. The court also ordered that notice be issued to those respondents whose service remained incomplete. The matter was to be stood over after six weeks, and any interim relief granted would continue until then.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioners must complete service of notice within a stipulated time or face dismissal of the writ petitions
Whether interim relief can continue pending completion of service

Subjects

service of notice
writ petition
procedural compliance
interim relief
dismissal

Judgment

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                                                               unserved notice steps

               IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                          BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                      108 WRIT PETITION NO. 1126 OF 2026
                      109 WRIT PETITION NO. 4288 OF 2026
                      110 WRIT PETITION NO. 4430 OF 2026
                      111 WRIT PETITION NO. 4569 OF 2026
                      112 WRIT PETITION NO. 4659 OF 2026
                      113 WRIT PETITION NO. 4681 OF 2026
                      114 WRIT PETITION NO. 4687 OF 2026
                      115 WRIT PETITION NO. 4688 OF 2026
                      116 WRIT PETITION NO. 5307 OF 2026

                                   ......
 AGP’s for Respondent/State :- Mr. S.P. Sonpavale / Mr. R.K. Ingole/Mr.
 S.P.Joshi/Mr. C.V. Bhadane/Ms. K.B.Patil-Bharaswadkar/Mr. K.S. Hoke-
        Patil/Ms. P.V. Diggikar/ Ms. R.R. Tandale/Mr. S. K. Shirse
                                   ......

                                       CORAM : S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR, J.
                                        DATED : 22nd JUNE, 2026.
PER COURT :


1.        Petitioner/s to take steps within a period of four weeks from today,
failing which the petition/s shall stand dismissed without further reference to
this Court.


2.        Issue notice to the concerned respondents whose service is incomplete
for want of time or unserved as out of station.


3.        Stand over after six weeks.


4.        Interim relief, if any, to continue, till then.


                                                     (S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR)
                                                              JUDGE
Tandale

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