Bombay High Court
BABAN DHONDIBA HOGADEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT. AND ORS.
- Disposal
- Allowed
Holding
The court may correct a clerical error in its order and ordered the corrected copy to be uploaded.
Summary
Petitioners Krushna Bhagu Kale and Baban Dhondiba Hogade filed writ petitions before the Bombay High Court. The court’s minutes of order dated 24.09.2026 erroneously stated that the time prescribed for deciding the matter afresh was six weeks instead of six months. The petitioners moved the court to correct this clerical mistake. The court held that such a typographical error could be rectified under its inherent powers to ensure accuracy of its orders. Accordingly, the court directed that the corrected copy be uploaded on the website. The motion for correction was disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether a clerical error in a court order regarding the prescribed time for decision can be corrected
Subjects
- clerical error
- court order correction
- writ petition
- inherent powers
Judgment
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 4807 OF 2026
Digitally
signed by
Krushna Bhagu Kale … Petitioner
UDAY
UDAY SHIVAJI
SHIVAJI JAGTAP Vs.
JAGTAP Date:
2026.09.30
15:34:35
+0530 The State of Maharashtra … Respondent
Through Principal Secretary Tribal Development
Dept. & Ors.
AND
WRIT PETITION NO. 4808 OF 2026
Baban Dhondiba Hogade … Petitioner
Vs.
The State of Maharashtra … Respondent
Through Principal Secretary Tribal Development
Dept. & Ors.
………….
Mr. Harsh A. Khot for the Petitioner
………….
CORAM : SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J.
DATE : 29th SEPTEMBER, 2026.
P. C. :
. The motion is for speaking to the minutes of order dated
24.09.2026.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner adverted by attention to the
time prescribed for deciding the matter afresh, which is recorded to be six
weeks instead of six months. The mistake is obvious which has occurred
in paragraph 13(c). Instead of “six weeks” it should be mentioned as “six
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months”.
3. After carrying out necessary corrections, corrected copy be
uploaded on the website.
4. Motion is disposed of.
( SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J. )
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