Bombay High Court

SAVITRI HIRALAL WANIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT MUMBAI AND ORS

Decided: 2 January 2026
Disposal: Disposed off as Withdrawn
Bench: RAVINDRA V GHUGE

Holding

The Court ordered that the appearance of Advocate Suhas P. Urgunde be shown in the order and that a corrected order be uploaded.

Summary

The petitioner, Savitri Hiralal Wani, filed a writ petition. During the hearing, Advocate Suhas P. Urgunde appeared via video conference for Respondent Nos.4 and 5, but his name was omitted from the appearance column of the order dated 2 January 2026. The advocate moved before the Vacation Court seeking a correction. The Court examined the claim and found it to be a clerical oversight. It ordered that the appearance of Advocate Urgunde be inserted in the order and that a corrected order be uploaded. The correction was made without altering any substantive findings of the case.

Issues considered

Whether the order dated 2 January 2026 should be amended to reflect the appearance of Advocate Suhas P. Urgunde for Respondent Nos.4 and 5?

Subjects

procedural correction
appearance of counsel
video conferencing
writ petition
order amendment

Judgment

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                                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                            CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                                 WRIT PETITION NO.6 OF 2026
                             Savitri Hiralal Wani                   ….Petitioner
                                       Versus
                             The State of Maharashtra & Ors.        ….Respondents
                                                               ----
                             Mr. D.P. Palodkar (through video conferencing) i/b. Mr. Shubham S.
                             Khoche for the Petitioner.
                             Mr. S.B. Shetye for the State Election Commission.
                             Mr. A.I. Patel, Addl. GP for the Respondent – State.
                             Mr. Suhas P. Urgunde for Respondent Nos.4 and 5.
                             Mr. K. Suryakrishnamurty, Deputy Secretary, State Election
                             Commission present.
                                                               ----
                                                   CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.
                                                              (VACATION COURT)

                                                    DATE     : 3rd JANUARY, 2026

                             P.C. :-

                             1.              This is a motion for speaking to the minutes of the

                             order dated 2nd January 2026, filed by Mr. Urgunde.



                             2.              Mr. Urgunde, the learned Advocate, submits that he

                             was representing Respondent Nos.4 and 5 through video

                             conferencing from Aurangabad. Inadvertently, his name has not

                             been reflected in the appearance column of the said order.




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3.              In view of the above, the appearance of Mr. Suhas P.

Urgunde be shown for Respondent Nos.4 and 5 in the order dated

2nd January, 2026.



4.              The corrected order be uploaded accordingly.



                                       (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)
                                          (VACATION COURT)




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