Bombay High Court

DILIP ASHOK DESAIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROU. REVENUE AND FOREST DEPT AND ORS

Disposal: Dismissed

Holding

The Court held that the obvious typographical mistake must be corrected and the corrected copy uploaded.

Summary

The petitioners, the Commissioner of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation and Dilip Ashok Desai, filed writ petitions seeking correction of typographical errors in the minutes of judgment dated 24 September 2026. The error concerned the recorded date of a decision by the Sub‑Divisional Officer, which was printed as 03.12.2019 instead of the correct 03.12.2009. The Court examined whether such a clerical mistake could be rectified without a fresh hearing. Finding the mistake obvious and purely typographical, the Court ordered that the date be corrected in both instances and that the corrected copy be uploaded. The motion for correction was therefore disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether a typographical mistake in the recorded date of a Sub‑Divisional Officer's decision can be corrected by the High Court
Whether the corrected copy of the minutes of judgment must be uploaded after correction

Subjects

typographical error
correction of record
minutes of judgment
civil appellate jurisdiction
writ petition

Judgment

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              IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                      CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR

                       CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                       WRIT PETITION NO.408 OF 2025

The Commissioner, Kolhapur Municipal
Corporation, Kolhapur                                        ...Petitioner
      Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                              ...Respondents


                       WRIT PETITION NO.722 OF 2025

Dilip Ashok Desai                                            ...Petitioner
       Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                              ...Respondents
                                  …..
Adv. Rajvardhan Krishnat Sasavade, for Respondents.
Mr. Sanjay D. Rayrikar, AGP for the Respondents-State.
                                  …..


                                     CORAM : SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J.

                                     DATE     : 30th SEPTEMBER, 2026.

P.C. :

           The motion is made for speaking to the minutes of judgment

dated 24.09.2026.

2.         My attention is adverted to the typographical mistakes regarding

the year of the decision rendered by the Sub-Divisional Officer. In

paragraph No. 2 and Sr. No. 5 of paragraph No. 4 of the order dated

24.09.2026, the date of the decision is recorded as “03.12.2019”. It




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should have been recorded as “03.12.2009”.

3.         The mistake is obvious and typographical in nature and,

therefore, requires correction at both the places. Accordingly, the date

of the decision of the Sub-Divisional Officer shall be recorded as

“03.12.2009”.

4.         Necessary corrections be carried out and the corrected copy be

uploaded.

5.         Accordingly, the motion is disposed of.


                                                [ SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J.]




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