M/S. Forceten Construction, Through Partner, Mr.Ravindra N Sakla v. Union Of India, Through Secretary, Ministry Of Defence And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 19284 OF 2022 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 3669 OF 2014 KANCHAN VINOD MAYEKAR KANCHAN VINOD MAYEKAR Date: 2022.10.21 17:35:56 +0530 M/s. Foreceten Constructions ...Applicant

IN THE MATTER BETWEEN :

M/s. Foreceten Constructions

...Petitioner

VERSUS

Union of India & Ors.

...Respondents

Mr. Girish Godbole a/w. Mr. Saket Mone, Mr. Abhishek Salian i/b. Vidhi Partners for the Applicant/Petitioner.

Mr. A.I. Patel, Additional G.P. a/w. Mr. A.A. Alaspurkar, AGP for the State.

Mr. A.P. Kulkarni a/w. Ms. Sneha Shah and Mr. Aditya Mahadik for the Respondent Nos. 5 and 6.

Smt. S.V. Bharucha i/b. Mr.A.A. Ansari for the Respondent Nos. 1 & 2.

CORAM: R. D. DHANUKA AND KAMAL KHATA, JJ.

DATE : 20TH OCTOBER, 2022 P.C:- By this application, the applicant seeks amendment in the writ

2/3 petition to place certain additional averments, grounds and prayers in view of the subsequent events that occurred after the filing of the writ petition.

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We have heard the learned counsel for the parties. There are no serious objections raised by any of the respondents in granting the amendment. Interim application is accordingly made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a).

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Amendment shall be carried out on or before 11th November, 2022. The copies supplied to the respondents also shall be amended simultaneously. It is made clear that merely because the amendment is permitted, none of the respondents deemed to have admitted any of the averments, contentions or prayers in the amendment allowed to be carried out. If any consequential amendments have to be carried out, the same are also permitted.

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The respondents are at liberty to file an additional affidavit in reply to the amended portion of the writ petition within two weeks from the date of applicant carrying out amendment in their respective

3/3 copies with a copy to be served upon to the applicant. Rejoinder, if any, to be filed within one week thereafter. Interim application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. No order as to costs. 5.

It is made clear that the applicant would be at liberty to annex the translation of the documents in Marathi simultaneously. [KAMAL KHATA, J.] [R. D. DHANUKA, J.]