Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. v. Rajendra Namdeorao Saokar And 7 ORS.

caf539.25.O.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CIVIL APPLICATION (F) NO.539 OF 2025 IN FIRST APPEAL NO.1239 OF 2009 (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Gadchiroli Vs. Rajendra s/o Namdeorao Saokar and others) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoramda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders.

and Registrar's Orders.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. U. R. Tanna, Advocate for Appellant/Applicant. CORAM: ROHIT W. JOSHI, J.

DATE: 18 th FEBRUARY, 2025.

1.

Heard.

2.

The respondent no.1 has expired on 09.07.2018. The learned counsel for respondent no.1 filed a pursis dated 25.09.2024 intimating this fact. Accordingly, the appellant has moved an application for bringing legal representatives of deceased respondent no.1 on record on 12.02.2025. Since there is a delay in moving the application, the present application is filed for condonation of delay. The appellant was not aware about demise of the respondent no.1 and got knowledge about the same only upon receiving copy of the pursis dated 25.09.2024. The delay is properly explained and is condoned accordingly. The abatement of appeal against the deceased respondent no.1 is set aside. 3.

Civil application is disposed of accordingly.

caf539.25.O.odt CIVIL APPLICATION (F) NO.540 OF 2025:

1.

Heard.

2.

For the reasons stated in the application, the application for bringing legal representatives on record is allowed.

3.

Amendment be carried out within a period of two weeks from today.

(ROHIT W. JOSHI, J.) NSN