Bombay High Court

JITENDRA YADUNANDAN CHAWADAversusVIMALA SURESH HOUSMANI PATIL AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: S G CHAPALGAONKAR

Holding

The petitions shall be automatically dismissed if the petitioners do not supply the required spare copies within three weeks.

Summary

The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, heard a batch of writ petitions (including WP 4721/2025, WP 9347/2025, etc.) filed by the petitioners. The petitioners were required to serve spare copies of the petitions on the respondents within a specified time. The Court directed that the spare copies must be supplied within three weeks from the order date. It further ordered that, upon receipt of the copies, notice shall be issued to the respondents and the matter made returnable after four weeks. The Court warned that failure to supply the copies within the stipulated period would result in automatic dismissal of the petitions without further reference to the Court, while any interim relief would continue until then.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioners must furnish spare copies of the writ petitions within the time prescribed by the Court
Consequences of non‑compliance with the Court’s direction to supply spare copies

Subjects

writ petition
spare copy
procedural compliance
automatic dismissal
interim relief
High Court order

Judgment

                                                                  spare copy
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          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                     BENCH AT AURANGABAD

191 WRIT PETITION NO. 4721 OF 2025 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 4348 OF
                        2025 IN WP/4721/2025
                 192 WRIT PETITION NO. 9347 OF 2025
                193 WRIT PETITION NO. 10171 OF 2025
                194 WRIT PETITION NO. 13931 OF 2025
                195 WRIT PETITION NO. 14889 OF 2025
                196 WRIT PETITION NO. 15541 OF 2025
                197 WRIT PETITION NO. 15607 OF 2025
                 198 WRIT PETITION NO. 905 OF 2026
                 199 WRIT PETITION NO. 961 OF 2026
                 200 WRIT PETITION NO. 1133 OF 2026
                                 …
AGP’s for Respondent State :- Mr.A.R. Kale/ Mr.S.N. Kendre/ Mrs. P.V.
   Diggikar/Ms. R.R. Tandale/Mr. S.R. Yadav Lonikar/ Mr. G.O.
  Wattamwar/Mr. C.V. Bhadane/Mr. B.B. Bhise/Mr. P.P. Dawalkar
                                 ...

                        CORAM          : S.G.CHAPALGAONKAR, J.
                        Dated          : 09.03.2026.

PER COURT :-
1.      Petitioner/s to supply the spare copy/copies for serving concerned
respondent/s within a period of three weeks from today.


2.      If spare copies are supplied, issue notice to the said respondent/s, to
be made returnable after four weeks. In case of failure on the part of the
petitioner/s to supply copies within stipulated time, petition/s shall stand
dismissed automatically without reference to the Court.


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




                                                     (S.G. Chapalgaonkar, J.)


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