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The State of Maharashtra appealed a determination of the Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO) concerning compensation awarded to the respondents. The appellate court noted that the difference between the amount awarded by the SLAO and the amount awarded by the Reference Court was less than four …
The State of Maharashtra, represented by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, appealed against the legal heirs of the deceased Girjabai Valu Ranmal concerning a land acquisition matter. The dispute involved a modest sum of Rs.5,999. The High Court examined whether the appeal was maintainable given …
The appellants, a group of landowners, appealed against the State of Maharashtra challenging the Reference Court's failure to direct interest under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on amounts awarded under Sections 23(1A) and 23(2). The High Court noted that while interest was directed …
The appellants, a group of landowners, appealed against the State of Maharashtra challenging the Reference Court's failure to direct interest under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on amounts awarded under Sections 23(1A) and 23(2). The High Court noted that while interest was directed …
The State of Maharashtra, through the Special Land Acquisition Officer, appealed against Balu Govind Butte concerning a land acquisition matter involving a sum of Rs.1,06,000. The appellant sought relief, but the Court observed that the quantum of the dispute was modest. Consequently, the Court …
The State of Maharashtra appealed a decision involving a sum of Rs.1,00,149 against Vishnu Maruti Zapade. The Court found that the amount in dispute was too small to warrant a full appeal and dismissed the appeal on the ground of quantum. The Court directed the Registry to accept the respondent's …
The State of Maharashtra appealed against Kana Bhurya Gavand and others concerning a dispute involving a bank guarantee, with the amount in controversy being Rs.1,57,494. The High Court examined whether the appeal was maintainable given the modest quantum. It held that the appeal could not be …
Supdu Tulshiram Patil appealed against the State of Maharashtra challenging the Reference Court's failure to award interest under Section 28 on the compensation awarded under Sections 23(1A) and 23(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The High Court noted that a similar issue had arisen in Ambadas …
The original claimants filed a civil application seeking to bring the legal heirs of the deceased sole respondent, Naresh Gangaram Gharat, onto the record in the pending land acquisition matter. The State of Maharashtra, as appellant, opposed the amendment. The Court examined the application and …
The petition under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 sought the appointment of an arbitrator to resolve disputes arising from a franchise agreement dated 2 November 2015. The petitioner argued that, because the showroom was located in Kolhapur, the arbitrator should also be …
The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. appealed against a claim tribunal award involving Rs.47,700. The appeal was filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The court examined whether the appeal was maintainable after the amendment effective 1 April 2022, which raised the monetary threshold …
On 23 June 1992 a military wagon collided with the scooter of the deceased, Satish Gumaste, who later died. The claimants – his parents, widow and daughter – sought compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Rs 6,28,860 with 9% interest, denying …
Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd. appealed a tribunal award granted to Sachin Devraj Patil and others. The High Court heard counsel for the applicant and considered the submissions made in the application. The Court found merit in the applicant's request to stay the tribunal's order. …
The matter before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay was Civil Application No.179 of 2020, arising out of First Appeal No.14566 of 2019. The applicant was required to furnish copies of documents within a time limit prescribed by the Registrar's order dated 08/03/2022. The applicant failed to …
National Insurance Co. Ltd. filed an appeal against a decree in favor of Vanita Satyanarayan Chedoop & Anr. During the hearing, counsel for the appellant, Ramesh Cheulkar, filed a written request to withdraw the appeal. The Court accepted the withdrawal, ordered a refund of court fees, and directed …
The appellant, Reliance General Insurance Company, filed a first appeal seeking to withdraw the proceedings. The appellant’s counsel applied for leave of the court to withdraw the appeal, and the court granted the request. The court ordered a refund of court fees and directed that the statutory …
The appellants, original claimants in a motor accident case, sought enhancement of the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mumbai, from Rs.1,44,000 to a higher amount. The Tribunal had used a notional monthly income of Rs.2,500 and a 1/2 deduction for personal expenses, but …
The appellants, original claimants in a motor accident case, sought enhancement of the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mumbai, from Rs.1,44,000 to a higher amount. The Tribunal had used a notional monthly income of Rs.2,500 and a 1/2 deduction for personal expenses, but …
Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. filed an appeal against a decree in favor of Mrs. Chhaya R. Das and another. The appellant, through counsel, sought the Court’s permission to withdraw the appeal. The High Court granted leave to withdraw, ordered the statutory deposit of Rs.25,000 to be …
The United India Insurance Co. Ltd. filed a civil application before the High Court of Bombay against Chandrashekhar Shripad Joshi and others. The matter was listed before Justice Shivkumar Dige. The court heard counsel for the applicant. It issued notice to the respondents, directing them to appear …
The appellants, Sunita Sopan Gaikwad & Ors., filed an appeal against Penosh Services/Transport & Ors. but failed to appear despite a court notice. The High Court noted the lack of prosecution of the appeal. Consequently, the Court dismissed the appeal for want of prosecution. Any interim relief that …
The State of Maharashtra appealed a compensation award in a land acquisition matter where the Special Land Acquisition Officer had fixed Rs.960, which the Reference Court enhanced to Rs.4,900. The appellant argued that the difference of Rs.3,940 was insufficient to warrant appellate adjudication. …
The State of Maharashtra appealed a land acquisition award where the Special Land Acquisition Officer initially fixed compensation at Rs.1,840, which the Reference Court later enhanced to Rs.5,865, creating a difference of Rs.4,025. The High Court observed that the quantum involved was trivial and …
The State of Maharashtra appealed against an order of the Reference Court dated 19 December 2000 concerning a land acquisition award. The Special Land Acquisition Officer had initially awarded Rs. 3,360, which the Reference Court enhanced to Rs. 22,386, a difference of Rs. 19,026. The appellant …
The High Court of Bombay dealt with a group of appeals and cross‑objections concerning the valuation of land acquired for the Punegaon Dam under notifications of 1990 and 1991. Both the claimants and the State agreed that the matter was governed by the Division Bench decision in State of Maharashtra …
The High Court dealt with a series of appeals and cross‑objections concerning the valuation of land acquired for the Punegaon Dam under notifications of 1990 and 1991. Both the claimants and the State agreed that the matter should be decided in line with the Division Bench’s earlier order in State …
The High Court of Bombay dealt with a group of appeals and cross‑objections filed by various claimants and the State of Maharashtra concerning the valuation of land acquired for the Punegaon Dam under notifications of 4 January 1990 and 7 March 1991. Both parties agreed that the matter was governed …
The High Court of Bombay dealt with a group of appeals and cross‑objections concerning the valuation of land acquired for the Punegaon Dam under notifications of 1990 and 1991. Both the State of Maharashtra and the claimants agreed that the matter was governed by the Division Bench decision in State …
The High Court of Bombay dealt with a group of appeals and cross‑objections concerning the valuation of land acquired for the Punegaon Dam under notifications of 1990 and 1991. Both the claimants and the State agreed that the matter was governed by the Division Bench decision in State of Maharashtra …
The High Court of Bombay dealt with a group of appeals and cross‑objections filed by various claimants and the State of Maharashtra concerning the valuation of land acquired for the Punegaon Dam under notifications of 4 January 1990 and 7 March 1991. Both parties agreed that the matter was governed …
The High Court dealt with a series of appeals and cross‑objections concerning the valuation of land acquired for the Punegaon Dam under notifications of 1990 and 1991. Both the claimants and the State agreed that the matter should be decided in line with the Division Bench’s earlier order in State …
The High Court of Bombay dealt with a group of appeals and cross‑objections filed by various claimants and the State of Maharashtra concerning the valuation of land acquired for the Punegaon Dam under notifications of 4 January 1990 and 7 March 1991. Both parties agreed that the matter was governed …
The State of Maharashtra appealed a decision of the Special Land Acquisition Officer who had awarded Rs.21,843 as compensation, which the Reference Court enhanced to Rs.1,54,940, leaving a difference of Rs.1,33,097. The appeal concerned whether this modest sum warranted a full adjudication by the …
The State of Maharashtra, through the Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), filed an appeal which was delayed in filing. The appellants sought condonation of the delay and a stay on the operation of the impugned order pending the appeal. The Court examined the reasons for the delay and found them …
The State of Maharashtra appealed a decree awarded to Mr. Narayan Maruti Bhagat, filing the appeal within four times the original amount. The State sought leave to withdraw the appeal under Notifications dated 3 November 2016, 11 May 2018 and 13 August 2018. The Court granted the leave, ordered the …
The appellants, heirs of the deceased original claimant, appealed for a higher compensation for land acquired in Karanjade village, Raigad, under a 1970 notification. The Reference Court had awarded Rs.18 per square meter, but a later decision in Yashwant Changu Bhagat v. State of Maharashtra set …
The State of Maharashtra filed several appeals (Nos. 550, 551, 553, 571, 554 of 2000) against various respondents, while the original claimant filed cross‑objections concerning interest on solatium. The Court held that the State appeals involved only a meager quantum and therefore dismissed them …
The appellants filed a first appeal in the Bombay High Court, which was admitted in September 2012. An interim application was filed seeking deletion of Appellant No.5, which the court allowed, dispensing with reverification. The parties subsequently reached a settlement and submitted consent terms, …
The State of Maharashtra filed several first appeals (Nos. 27‑31) challenging judgments against various respondents. The State sought condonation of delay in filing the appeals, citing reasons detailed in the applications. The High Court, after considering the applications, granted condonation of …
The applicants filed a miscellaneous civil application seeking transfer of Commercial Suit No. 169 of 2024, pending before the City Civil Court, to the Bombay High Court and to tag it with Commercial Suit No. 232 of 2016, already pending before the High Court. Both parties consented that the subject …
The appellants, Babai Madhav Kshirsagar & Ors., filed a first appeal (No. 733 of 2002) in May 2024 but failed to engage any counsel or take steps to prosecute the appeal. The respondent, the General Manager of Pune Municipal Transport, was represented by counsel. The court observed that the …
An application was filed seeking restoration of an appeal that had been dismissed for failure to remove an objection. The appeal concerned an order passed under Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The applicant argued that the delay in filing the restoration application should be condoned. …
The United India Insurance Company appealed a tribunal order that awarded Rs. 24,32,240 with interest to Ashok Mahadev Patil and others. The insurer argued that the multiplier for compensation should be based on the parents' ages rather than the deceased's age, citing a later decision, but the court …
The original claimant filed a civil application seeking condonation of delay in filing a first appeal against a judgment and award dated 6 October 2016 of the Railway Claims Tribunal, Mumbai Bench (Original Application No. OA 185 of 2012). The applicant’s advocate requested urgent orders, but no …
The National Insurance Co. Ltd. filed a civil application seeking restoration of a decree. The applicant's counsel, Ms. Poonam Mittal, informed the court that the client was no longer pressing for restoration. Consequently, the High Court dismissed the application. No substantive legal arguments or …
The vehicle owner appealed against the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal’s order that held both the owner and driver jointly and severally liable for a fatal pedestrian accident and refused to make the insurer liable despite an existing policy. The appellant contended that the insurer should be liable …
Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. appealed a Tribunal order that awarded Rs.17,22,426 plus interest to Rohit Udayraj Pal & Anr. for injuries sustained in a motor accident. The insurer argued that the driver’s lack of a valid licence breached the policy and that the Tribunal should not award …
The appellant, Michael Thomas Gracious, was ordered on 1 July 2024 to deposit 75% of a sum, but failed to comply despite repeated follow‑up by counsel. The appellant did not provide any instructions to his counsel, indicating a lack of interest in pursuing the appeal. The court observed this …
The appellant, Michael Thomas Gracious, was ordered on 1 July 2024 to deposit 75% of a sum, but failed to comply despite repeated follow‑up by counsel. The appellant did not provide any instructions to his counsel, indicating a lack of interest in pursuing the appeal. The court observed this …
The appellant, Reliance General Insurance Company Limited, filed a civil application seeking a stay of the tribunal's order dated 4 February 2019. The application requested that the order be stayed pending the disposal of the appeal, provided the appellant deposited the decree amount with interest. …
The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. filed a civil application seeking a stay of the order dated 16 September 2015 passed against it. The applicant contended that the decretal amount had been deposited, warranting a stay of the impugned order until the appeal is finally decided. The court examined the …
The applicants/appellants, Saeed Ali and others, filed a civil application seeking condonation of delay in filing their appeal against K. R. Construction & Anr. The court noted that the appeal had been filed beyond the prescribed period. The applicants submitted reasons for the delay as recorded in …
The HDFC Ergo General Insurance Company appealed a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal order that awarded Rs.5,06,763 plus 9% interest to the claimant, Ganesh Arjun Ladkat, for injuries sustained in a road accident. The insurer argued that the vehicle driver lacked a valid licence, constituting a breach …
The applicant filed an interim application seeking directions to serve notices on Respondent Nos. 1 and 2, whose addresses were unknown and the earlier notices had been returned unserved. The Registrar listed the matter three times and directed the applicant’s counsel to provide correct addresses …
The petitioner, Gharpure Engineering Vasai Virar STP Private Limited, sought the appointment of a second arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, after the respondent, Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation, failed to make a balance payment promised on 22 April …
The petitioners Prasad Pandurang Tapkir and Pandurang Narayan Tapkir filed arbitration petitions under Section 11 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking the appointment of an arbitrator and the deletion of certain respondents. The respondents argued that the partnership firm had …
The applicant, Tata AIG General Insurance, filed an appeal 16 days beyond the prescribed period. A civil application was filed seeking condonation of the delay. The High Court examined whether the delay could be condoned under procedural law. Relying on the reasons set out in the application, the …
The applicant Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. filed a civil application seeking condonation of a 108‑day delay in filing its appeal. The court considered the reasons for the delay as set out in the application. It held that the delay could be condoned. Accordingly, the court ordered the registry …
The appellants filed a first appeal before the Bombay High Court against M/s. Pratibha Industries Ltd. No substantive pleadings or evidence were presented, and the appeal was not prosecuted. The Court observed that the appeal was pending without any progress and therefore dismissed it for want of …
The applicant filed an interim application seeking a court direction that respondents No.2 and No.3 transfer all pecuniary benefits arising from a redevelopment agreement concerning the suit flat, with the transfer to be subject to the final outcome of the underlying suit. The parties submitted …
The Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation sought condonation of a three‑year‑plus delay in filing an appeal against a Small Causes Court order fixing the rateable value of a property. The corporation claimed the delay was due to internal changes, drafting, and workload, but provided no substantive …
The applicants, Ashok J. Arora and others, had filed First Appeal No.1543 of 2019 against the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The appeal was dismissed by the High Court for non‑prosecution, i.e., failure to pursue the proceedings. The appellants filed Interim Application No.9610 of 2025 …
The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. appealed the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Pune, challenging the inclusion of a Rs.17 lakh ex gratia amount and the use of the deceased's last drawn salary rather than the average income of the preceding three years. The Court held that, …
The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. filed an appeal (First Appeal No. 326 of 2016) against Ganpat Haribhau Jadhav & Ors. The appellant sought leave of the court to withdraw the appeal. The High Court granted the leave, ordered that the statutory deposit of Rs.25,000 be transferred to the concerned Motor …
The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. filed an appeal (First Appeal No. 326 of 2016) against Ganpat Haribhau Jadhav & Ors. The appellant sought leave of the court to withdraw the appeal. The High Court granted the leave, ordered that the statutory deposit of Rs.25,000 be transferred to the concerned Motor …
The applicants filed a civil application seeking condonation of a 536‑day delay in filing an appeal against a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal order dated 2 March 2012. They claimed the delay was due to awaiting receipt of the awarded sum and attending to the ailing health of respondent No.4, which …
The appellants, the family of an engineer who died in a road accident on 6 December 2009, appealed against the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal’s award of Rs 39,70,000. The Tribunal had calculated compensation based on the deceased’s monthly salary of Rs 33,000, deducted one‑third for personal …
The appellant, New India Assurance Co. Ltd., appealed a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award of Rs.86,000 to the claimant, a vegetable vendor who was injured in a 2005 road accident while transporting his own goods. The insurer argued that the claimant was a gratuitous passenger and thus ineligible …
The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. filed a civil application seeking relief against an order affecting its claim. The appellant's counsel, Mr. Himanshu Takke, submitted that the insurance company had already deposited the decree amount with the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. The court accepted this …
The plaintiff filed a civil application seeking condonation of a 60‑day delay in filing a first appeal against a judgment dated 22‑Oct‑2012. The application was heard before Justice K.K. Tated. The court ordered that the application be returned after 12 weeks, allowing the plaintiff to serve the …
The National Insurance Co. appealed a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal order awarding Rs.9,97,500 plus interest to the claimants. The insurer challenged the award on the ground that the deceased’s name was inconsistently recorded in the FIR as “Raghu Raj Shetty” versus “Raghu Raj Ganiga Mahalinga” in …
The National Insurance Co. appealed a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal order that awarded Rs.9,97,500 plus interest to the claimants. The insurer challenged the award on the ground that the deceased’s name was inconsistently recorded in the FIR as “Raghu Raj Shetty” versus “Raghu Raj Ganiga Mahalinga” …
The New India Assurance Company filed an appeal challenging an order of the Commissioner for Employee’s Compensation, Thane, but delayed filing the appeal by 147 days. The Court examined whether such delay could be condoned and whether the decretal amount already deposited justified a stay of the …
The case arose from a fatal road accident on 25 August 2000 in which a Tata Sumo vehicle, being used on a hire basis, collided with a truck, killing Mr. Thummala Palli Ravi, an employee of Ispat Industries. The dependents of the deceased filed a claim for compensation before the Motor Accident …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai filed a group of civil applications seeking condonation of an eight‑year delay in filing an appeal against a 2009 City Civil Court order that had upheld a demolition notice under section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The corporation …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai filed a group of civil applications seeking condonation of an eight‑year delay in filing an appeal against a 2009 City Civil Court order that had upheld a demolition notice under section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The corporation …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai filed a group of civil applications seeking condonation of an eight‑year delay in filing an appeal against a 2009 City Civil Court order that had upheld a demolition notice under section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The corporation …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai filed a group of civil applications seeking condonation of an eight‑year delay in filing an appeal against a 2009 City Civil Court order that had upheld a demolition notice under section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The corporation …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai filed a group of civil applications seeking condonation of an eight‑year delay in filing an appeal against a 2009 City Civil Court order that had upheld a demolition notice under section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The corporation …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay appealed a City Civil Court order that held a demolition notice issued under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, to be illegal and allowed the plaintiff to reconstruct the demolished premises at his own cost. After the …
The appellant Reliance General Insurance Company filed a praecipe seeking to withdraw its appeal in a civil matter before the Bombay High Court. The respondents, Annie Rajan and others, did not appear or file any opposition. The court considered the appellant’s request and, noting the procedural …
Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. filed a first appeal (No. 1631 of 2016) before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay against Nilam and other respondents. The appeal was listed before Justice Shivkumar Dige and counsel for both sides appeared. Mr. Rajesh Kanojia represented the appellant, while …
The High Court of Bombay entertained two civil applications, No.186 of 2019 and No.187 of 2019, filed in the first appeal (S. No.16332 of 2018). The applications were pending a compliance order dated 11‑April‑2022 directing the applicant’s counsel to furnish copies of documents to Respondents No.1 …
The High Court of Bombay entertained two civil applications, No.186 of 2019 and No.187 of 2019, filed in the first appeal (S. No.16332 of 2018). The applications were pending a compliance order dated 11‑April‑2022 directing the applicant’s counsel to furnish copies of documents to Respondents No.1 …
The applicant, Shriram General Insurance Co. Ltd., filed an interim application seeking restoration of two civil applications (Nos. 184 and 185 of 2019) and a first appeal (St) No. 16310 of 2018. The court ordered that notice be issued to the respondents and that the respondents be served by private …
The appellants, Fashion Exim (India) Pvt. Ltd. and others, had obtained an interim order on 16 February 2015 staying the impugned order on condition that they deposit 50% of the claimed amount. They subsequently deposited the required 50%, prompting the court to convert the interim order into an …
The appellants, Fashion Exim (India) Pvt. Ltd. and another, had obtained an interim stay of the impugned order in Civil Application No. 637 of 2015 on the condition of depositing 50% of the assessed amount. They subsequently deposited the required 50%, prompting the court to convert the interim stay …
The appellant, proprietor of M/s. Sai Art Printers, applied for ESI registration to meet a government contract requiring at least ten workers, but later reduced staff after the contract was not awarded. The ESI authorities alleged the firm failed to inform them of the reduced workforce and did not …
The appellant challenged a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) order that rejected a claim under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 on the ground that the deceased was at fault. The Supreme Court’s decision in United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Sunil Kumar (2019) clarified that …
The appellants, Corinna Valentina D’Souza and others, appealed against a judgment of the High Court dated 18 March 2026 concerning compensation awarded by the Union of India. The original judgment did not specify the exact division of the compensation between the adult appellant and the minor …
M/s. Yash Shree Realtors (YSR) filed an interim application seeking to be joined as a party respondent in First Appeal No. 206 of 2012, while retaining the original respondents 1‑11. The court noted a prior order (Interim Application No. 9018 of 2025) that had already permitted YSR's impleadment but …
The appellant, Smt. Rukmini Datta Shinde and others, filed a civil application seeking condonation of a 93‑day delay in filing their appeal (First Appeal (ST) No.19925 of 2017) against the Union of India. The Court, after considering the reasons provided, granted the condonation of delay and ordered …
The appellant, Smt. Geeta L. Bhrasadiya, filed a civil application seeking condonation of delay and amendment of the number of days of delay recorded in the appeal from 5 to 380 days. The High Court, after considering the reasons set out in paragraph 4 of the application, granted leave to amend the …
The appellant, Iffco‑Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd., appealed a decision of the Commissioner for Workmen that held an employer‑employee relationship existed between the deceased and Opponent No.1, thereby making the insurer liable under the Employees Compensation Act. The Commissioner’s finding …
The appellant, Iffco‑Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd., appealed a decision of the Commissioner for Workmen that held an employer‑employee relationship existed between the deceased and Opponent No.1, thereby making the insurer liable under the Employees Compensation Act. The Commissioner’s finding …
The New India Assurance Co. appealed against an order of the Commissioner who had awarded interest against the insurer contrary to the policy terms and had held that a sub‑contractor employee was entitled to compensation under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923. The appellant sought to stay the …
The New India Assurance Co. appealed against an order of the Commissioner who had awarded interest against the insurer contrary to the policy terms and had held that a sub‑contractor employee was entitled to compensation under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923. The appellant sought to stay the …
The applicant filed a civil application seeking condonation of delay in preferring an appeal. No counsel appeared on the scheduled date of 14.08.2019, and the matter was adjourned. The applicant again failed to appear on the subsequent date. Consequently, the court dismissed the application for …
The appellant filed Civil Applications No.822 of 2018 and No.823 of 2018 in First Appeal No.28700 of 2017 before the Bombay High Court. The court observed that Respondent No.4 had not been served with the proceedings. It directed that the appellant be given four weeks, excluding the Diwali vacation …
The State Bank of India (SBI) filed a civil application before the High Court of Bombay seeking condonation of a 35‑day delay in filing an appeal against a City Civil Court order dated 27 April 2015, which held SBI jointly liable to pay Rs 307,736 with 10% interest. The High Court examined whether …
The State Bank of India, as original defendant No.3, filed a civil application seeking a stay of a decree dated 23 December 2016 that made defendants 1 to 3 jointly and severally liable to pay approximately Rs. 9 lakh with interest. In the earlier appeal, defendants 1 and 2 had already deposited the …
The appellant, Anand Baburao Pandagale, died during the pendency of a first appeal (No. 997 of 2018) and a related civil application (No. 1894 of 2018). The court ordered service of notice on the appellant's legal heirs. No representative appeared on behalf of the deceased appellant, and the …
The United India Insurance Company filed an interim application seeking restoration of its first appeal (No. 1010 of 2018) that had been dismissed on 11 December 2025 for want of prosecution. The appellant explained the reasons for its non‑appearance in the original proceedings. The court examined …
In an interim application filed in First Appeal No. 397 of 2025, the appellant Prakash R. Shenai sought to amend the cause title because the original appellant, Ms. Prabha Shenai, died on 15 October 2025. The amendment proposed to substitute the deceased appellant’s husband, Mr. Prakash Shenai, as …
The appellant, Prakash R. Shenai, filed an interim application seeking to amend the cause title of First Appeal No. 22 of 2016 because the original appellant, the deceased Ms. Prabha Shenai, had expired on 15 October 2025. The amendment sought to replace the deceased appellant’s name with that of …
The appellant, a vehicle owner, appealed an order of the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation which held that United India Insurance Co. was not liable because the insurance policy cited (No.162300/31/28/01/0001/624) was not produced. The appellant later sought to introduce that policy as …
The appellant, a vehicle owner, appealed the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation’s order that exonerated the insurance company on the ground that the relevant insurance policy was not produced. The appellant filed an application under Order 41 Rule 27 of the CPC to introduce the missing policy …
The appellant, a vehicle owner, appealed an order of the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation which had held that United India Insurance Co. was not liable because the insurance policy cited (No. 162300/31/28/01/0001/624) was not produced. The appellant later filed an application under Order 41 …
The appellant, Shriniwas Soundra Pandian, filed an appeal against the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai challenging a 2019 auction notice. The appellant's counsel, Mr. A. P. Khandari, returned the appeal papers to the appellant several years ago and reported that he was no longer in contact …
The appellants, family members of a deceased passenger, challenged a Railway Claims Tribunal order that denied compensation on the ground that the death did not constitute an “untoward incident” under the Railways Act, 1989. The deceased had stepped down on the wrong side of the platform to attend …
The appellant, a vehicle owner, appealed a 2013 order that exonerated the insurance company from liability under the Employee's Compensation Act because the relevant policy was not produced. The appellant filed an application under Order 41 Rule 27 of the CPC to admit the missing policy (policy no. …
The appellant, Baburam Shivmurat Yadav, constructed a commercial building of approximately 2,850 sq. ft. in Kandivali without obtaining the requisite municipal approvals. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai issued a notice under Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 on 24 …
The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) filed an application seeking condonation of a 66‑day delay in filing its appeal against a decree of the lower court in favor of M/s. Tieleck Auto Industries. The respondent argued that the delay should not be condoned, relying on the precedent of The …
In First Appeal No. 879 of 2011, the appellant filed Interim Application No. 15074 of 2023 seeking interim relief. The applicant, through counsel, later requested withdrawal of the application, which faced no objection from the opposite party. The Court, after noting that all necessary documents …
The appellant, Mrs. Sonmati Shivaji Jaiswal, filed a first appeal (No. 1355 of 2016) along with two civil applications. No counsel appeared on behalf of the appellant on 25 February 2026, and the same situation persisted on the next hearing date, 4 March 2026. The Court noted the lack of prosecution …
The appellant, Jaffarali Fazalali Shaikh, sought a stay of a notice issued under Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 (dated 11 June 2008) and an order dated 26 September 2012 that ordered demolition of his 5,000 sq. ft. structure used for housing cattle. The trial court …
The appellant, Anand Baburao Pandagale, died during the pendency of a first appeal (No. 997 of 2018) and a related civil application (No. 1894 of 2018). The court ordered service of notice on the appellant's legal heirs. No representative appeared on behalf of the deceased appellant, and the …
The appellant, Kishore Manoharlal Raheja, filed a first appeal (No. 481 of 2020) against Lad D. Motwani, accompanied by a civil application (No. 1257 of 2017). The court examined whether the civil application should proceed. Finding that the application had not been prosecuted, the court dismissed …
The appellants filed a first appeal and a civil application in the High Court of Bombay. No counsel or parties appeared for the appellants on the scheduled hearing date of 13 February 2026, and the same situation persisted on the next date. The court noted the lack of prosecution of the appeal and …
The appellant filed an interim application seeking a stay of the trial court's order dated 12 April 2019, which had dismissed his suit challenging a notice issued under section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The disputed structure, a 230 sq. ft. garage in Mulund, was slated for …
The Mumbai Cricket Association appealed against a dismissal by the Small Causes Court of its challenge to various taxes and cesses levied in a property tax bill for FY 2011-12. The appellant argued that General Tax, Education Cess, Street Tax, Sewerage Tax, State Education Cess and Employment …
The Mumbai Cricket Association appealed against the Brihan Mumbai Mahanagar Palika regarding the determination of the rateable value for a specific year. Both parties concurred that the decision rendered in First Appeal No. 247 of 2018 should also govern the present appeals, namely First Appeals …
Maratha Mitra Mandal & Ors. appealed a January 2018 order of the City Civil Court, Bombay, which dismissed their suit seeking protection from dispossession. While the appeal was pending, Defendant No.2, Siddhivinayak Co‑operative Housing Society, instituted a new suit (No. 2266 of 2025) in the City …
The appellants, Maratha Mitra Mandal & Ors., were in possession of a property when the City Civil Court, Bombay dismissed their suit seeking protection from dispossession. The original defendant No.2, Siddhivinayak Co-operative Housing Society, subsequently filed a separate suit (No. 2266 of 2025) …
The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. appealed under Section 30 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, alleging two substantial questions of law: (a) whether the Labour Commissioner was justified in finding the driver’s licence genuine, and (b) whether the Commissioner was justified in awarding 100% loss of …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay appealed a Small Causes Court order that had set aside an earlier determination of a property's rateable value of Rs.2,88,180 per annum effective from 1 April 2002. The Small Causes Court held that the original order was based on circulars issued by the …
The applicant, Centrum Capital Ltd., filed a civil application seeking a stay of the September 21, 2017 order that decreed a suit and directed original defendant No.3 to pay Rs.22,11,114 with interest. The applicant claimed that, through execution proceedings, it had already received Rs.49,02,450, …
The appellants filed a civil application seeking the appointment of a Court Receiver and an order directing the respondent to deposit Rs.39,200 per month for the use and occupation of the suit premises. The application, originally filed in 2014, had not been moved for several years. The property in …
The Divisional Railway Manager (P) filed an interim application seeking condonation of delay in filing an appeal against an order of the Labour Commissioner under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The appellant argued that the delay was justified and that the objections raised were not removed. The …
The appellant, Pramukh Development Corporation, filed a first appeal in 2017 which remained pending for 765 days. The trial court had, on 15 July 2022, directed the appellant to file an application for condonation of delay within two weeks, but the appellant failed to do so. In 2026, the appellant …
The appellants, Srirang Gangaram Pole (deceased) and others, filed a first appeal (No. 511 of 2018) against the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai in the High Court of Bombay. The respondent was represented by Mr. Pradeep M. Patil. On 3 February 2026 and again on the scheduled hearing date, no …
An interim application was filed seeking donation of a delayed cause. The applicant, represented by LRs Vishwas Y. Navalkar and others, requested the court to consider the matter despite the delay. Respondent No.4, Chandraprabha P. Damani, opposed the application, while other respondents (Nos. 4A, …
The appellants filed a miscellaneous application before the Railway Tribunal seeking to substitute the legal heirs of Applicant No.1 and modify the earlier compensation order. The Tribunal dismissed the application, finding no satisfactory proof of heirship and deeming the two‑year‑three‑month delay …
The applicant, Krishna Ramchandra Keni, filed a first appeal (St) No.12531 of 2018 and a civil application No.3588 of 2018 against the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, which were dismissed for non-payment of costs. The applicant filed an interim application seeking restoration of the …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai filed an appeal 318 days after the prescribed period and sought condonation of the delay. The Court examined the reasons provided, found them unconvincing, but still granted condonation because the matter involved the determination of rateable value, a …
The appellants sought a stay of the judgment and decree dated 02‑02‑2018 that awarded possession of a suit property to the plaintiff. An ad‑interim stay had been extended only up to January 2019, after which the defendants continued to occupy the property, which had been earmarked for redevelopment …
The Court considered Interim Application No. 14315 of 2023 filed in a civil appeal. The application sought condonation of delay in filing and the addition of the legal heirs of appellant No.3, who died on 23 June 2020, to the record. The Court, after reviewing the explanation for the delay, condoned …
Kaizar Taher Mithaiwalla filed a first appeal (ST) No. 32645 of 2015 against Vivek Banarsidas Gulati and another respondent in the Bombay High Court. The appellant failed to appear before the court on 5 February 2026, and again on the scheduled date of 12 February 2026. The court noted the continued …
M/s Bharat Sales Corporation appealed a civil matter against The Khatau Makanji Spinning & Weaving Co. Ltd. The appellant’s counsel informed the court that all partners of the firm had died and that she could not locate the legal heirs of those deceased partners. Because no instructions could be …
Kaizar Taher Mithaiwalla filed a first appeal (ST No.32645 of 2015) before the High Court of Bombay against Vivek Banarsidas Gulati & Anr. No party appeared on 5 February 2026, and the matter was listed for dismissal. The same situation persisted on 12 February 2026, when the court again noted the …
The appellant, Lokesh Sokhelal Sen, filed an interim application in a first appeal. No counsel appeared for the appellant on the scheduled dates of 29 January 2026 and 6 February 2026. Consequently, the court listed the matter for dismissal due to lack of prosecution. The court dismissed both the …
The petitioners filed a contempt petition alleging that the respondents had failed to comply with a court order dated 22 August 2013. The respondents contended that they had regularized the shops under municipal law, paid Rs.5,00,000 as a condition for withdrawing the petition, and executed a …
The applicants filed an interim application seeking restoration of First Appeal No. 315 of 2020, which had been dismissed on 27 February 2023 for failure to file a vakalatnama. The court examined the reasons provided in the application. Satisfied that the omission was satisfactorily explained, the …
The appellants, Mukund Damodar Mhatre & Ors., filed a civil appeal seeking relief after the office informed them that the original file pertaining to their case had been destroyed. The court, in an earlier order dated 6 February 2026, had granted the appellants four weeks to remove certain office …
The appellants, Viren Kanayalal Valani and others, filed a first appeal (No.112 of 2019) and a civil application (No.358 of 2019) against the respondents, Minaxi Kanyalal Valani and others. The High Court examined whether the appeal and the accompanying civil application should proceed. The court …
The appellant filed an interim application seeking to bring the legal heirs of the deceased appellant No.2 onto the record. The appellant No.2 had died on 15 June 2025, and a death certificate was produced. The court examined the application and the death certificate and found no impediment to …
The case is First Appeal No. 1239 of 2018 filed by Mr. Shagufta Obaidullah Dalvi against Smt. Shankuntala Rodrigues and others. The appeal also includes related civil applications numbered 4254 of 2018, 1249 of 2019, and stamp number 4907 of 2019. Counsel for the appellant were Mr. J.S. Kini, Mr. …
The appellant, Ramesh D. Patel, sought revival of interim relief that had been vacated by an order dated 23 December 2025 in his dispute with the Mumbai Municipal Corporation over an alleged illegal structure under Section 351 of the MMC Act. The Court asked the appellant to produce a speaking order …
The appellants, Geetanjali Prakash Karekar and others, filed an interim application seeking substituted service of a notice because repeated attempts to serve the respondents, the Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority and others, failed and the notices were returned as unserved. The court …
The appellants filed an application to have the legal heirs of the deceased respondent, Miss Jayashri Jayant Karekar, placed on record in a pending civil application. While this application was pending, one of those heirs, Smt. Reshma Ramakant Nagvekar, also died, prompting the appellants to file a …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai filed a civil application seeking the court's permission to effect substituted service of process by publishing notices in the "Free Press Journal" and "Navshakti". The respondents, Parvatibai Kashinath Salunke and others, were the parties against whom …
The appellants, Murtuza Ahmed Abdul Gafoor Shaikh & Anr., filed a first appeal (No. 894 of 2018) and a civil application (No. 897 of 2016) against the respondent, Mumtaz Ahmed Shaikh Mohammed Shaikh. On 7 January 2026, the appellant failed to appear, and the same situation persisted on the next …
The appellant sought restoration of an appeal that had been dismissed for non‑prosecution on 13 June 2025. The appellant explained that the non‑appearance was due to personal difficulty of the advocate, and filed an interim application on 28 January 2026 seeking condonation of delay. The court, …
The applicant filed an application seeking condonation of delay in filing an appeal that was originally due in 2016. The appeal was not presented before the stipulated date, and the matter was listed under the caption of dismissal. The applicant argued that the delay was due to circumstances beyond …
The Regional Director of the Employees' State Insurance Corporation appealed against a damages order of the ESI Court, invoking the 2025 Amnesty Scheme which mandates withdrawal of an appeal once the ordered damages are paid. The respondent, M/s. Sanjay Maintenance Services, claimed to have …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai issued a notice under Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 for demolition of a suit structure. The corporation appealed the order that quashed the notice. The High Court held that the notice was invalidly issued and therefore quashed …
The applicants, New Mahesh Villa Co‑Op Housing Society Ltd. and others, sought restoration of an appeal (First Appeal No. 1376 of 2013) that had been dismissed by self‑operative order on 24 January 2019 for failure to file the paper‑book within eight weeks. They filed an interim application on 17 …
The appellant, Mr. Mohd Hamid Khan, filed a civil application seeking a stay of the City Civil Court's order that dismissed his suit challenging a notice issued under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act. The trial court had held that the appellant failed to prove that …
The appellants, the heirs of the late B. Joseph Baliah Nadar, challenged a notice issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay under Section 314 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, alleging illegal construction of a 100 sq.ft. shed. The City Civil Court had upheld the notice and …
The applicants, Shila Narayan Ghanekar and others, filed an interim application in a civil appeal seeking to withdraw the present application because it was drafted by a junior advocate and was allegedly improper. They requested liberty to file a fresh, properly drafted interim application. The …
The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. appealed a decision concerning the existence of an employer-employee relationship and the nature of a disability suffered by a respondent. The Commissioner had held that an employer-employee relationship existed between the two respondents despite the vehicle being …
Smt. Amrin Begum filed an appeal against an order of the Railway Claims Tribunal but failed to file the appeal within the prescribed period, resulting in a 268‑day delay. She sought condonation of the delay, citing poverty, illiteracy and desertion by her husband as reasons. The Court held that …
The appellants filed an interim application seeking deletion of the name of appellant No.2 from the order dated 23 March 2021 because he had died on 5 February 2021, a fact not disclosed earlier. The original appeal had directed the respondent, Central Railway, to pay compensation equally among the …
The appellant failed to appear before the court on the scheduled date, leading the court to keep the matter for dismissal. The appellant also did not appear on the subsequent date. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution, any interim relief previously granted was vacated, and …
The appellants, Latifa and an associate, failed to appear before the Bombay High Court on the scheduled dates for their appeal and related civil application. Consequently, the court dismissed the appeal for want of prosecution. Any interim relief that had been granted was vacated, and the pending …
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay sought a stay of an order that had been in force since 2014. The High Court noted that no stay had been granted on the impugned order since that time. Consequently, the civil application filed in 2016 for a stay was deemed infructuous. The Court therefore …
The appellants Ali Hasan and others filed a first appeal against the Union of India (Western Railway). No counsel appeared for the appellants on 8 January 2026 and again on the hearing date. The Court dismissed the appeal for want of prosecution, vacated any interim relief, and ordered that any …
The appellant filed a suit for recovery of the unpaid price of goods supplied to the respondents. The trial court dismissed the suit on the ground that the affidavit of examination‑in‑chief was not properly drafted, despite the documents being filed. The appellant contended that the trial judge …
Manisha Chemicals & Ors. appealed a trial court order directing them to pay Rs.30 lakh to JSW Steel Ltd. The High Court, on 4 October 2017, issued a self‑operative order requiring the appellants to deposit Rs.15 lakh by 24 October and the balance by 7 November 2017, otherwise the appeal would be …
The applicants, Premlatha George Valavath & Anr., had their appeal dismissed by the High Court for a non‑removal objection. They filed Interim Application No. 261 of 2026 seeking restoration of that appeal. The court examined the application and considered the delay in filing it. It decided to …
The applicant, IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance Co. Ltd., appealed a decree awarding compensation to the respondents and sought a stay of execution of the award. The applicant assured the court that it would deposit the entire compensation amount in the tribunal within six weeks. The court granted a …
Dr. Tanaji Dnyaneshwar Kad filed a civil appeal before the High Court of Bombay against Laxmi Tanaji Kad. The appellant failed to appear on the scheduled hearing date of 6 January 2026, and again on 13 January 2026 when the matter was listed for dismissal. The Court, giving the appellant a further …
The appellant, Smt. Basanti Gangaram Fulwadiya, appealed against the Railway Claims Tribunal’s rejection of her claim for compensation after her son, a 20‑year‑old railway porter, died in an alleged train accident on 25 March 2011. The Tribunal had relied on police, station and hospital reports that …
On 16 August 2013, the plaintiff, holding a platform ticket, entered a moving Vadodara Express to see off a relative and attempted to alight while the train was in motion, resulting in a fall that led to the amputation of both legs. The Railway Claims Tribunal held that the plaintiff was a bonafide …
The appellant, Royal Distillery Private Limited, appealed an order in a suit where the sole respondent, Smt. Somaibai, had died. The trial court had not placed the legal heirs of the deceased on record, raising the possibility of the suit being abated. The appellant sought leave to withdraw the …
Allahabad Bank filed an appeal against an order but missed the 30‑day filing deadline by 31 days. The bank sought condonation of the delay through an interim application, while the respondent opposed, relying on a prior decision of the court. The judge examined the reasons for delay and considered …
The appellant, Santosh Tuljaram Kendale, filed an appeal against Order (ST) No. 35619 of 2018 along with Civil Application No. 1096 of 2018. The original suit underlying the appeal had been disposed of on 12 November 2022. The appellant contended that the appeal should still be heard despite the …
