Bhuwaneshwars S/O Bandu Sulakhe And Another v. The State Of Maharashtra, Rural Development Dept., Thr. Prin. Secretary, Mumbai And ORS.

2025:BHC-NAG:9419 1 9. CAO 968 of 2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR CIVIL APPLICATION (CAO) NO.968 OF 2025 IN MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION (STAMP) NO.19241 OF 2025 BHUWANESHWARS S/O BANDU SULAKHE AND ANOTHER

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT., THR. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUMBAI AND OTHERS Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders Mr. V.R. Borkar, Advocate for Applicants.

Ms. P.C. Bawankule, AGP for Respondent-State. CORAM : PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.

DATED : 19th SEPTEMBER 2025 1.

Heard learned Advocate for the applicants.

2.

This is an application for condonation of delay in filing the application for restoration of writ petition, of which registration was refused for failure to remove the office objections. 3.

Learned Advocate for the applicants states that the applicants want to prosecute the petition and the controversy is with respect to grant the benefit of one additional increment to the applicants in view of Government Resolution Dated 12.12.2000. He submits that there is delay of 51 days. He submits that the delay is unintentional and needs to be condoned.

4.

Having regards to the contents of the application and submissions advanced, the delay of 51 days is condoned, however, subject to costs of Rs.2,500/- (Rupees Two Thousand Five Hundred Only), to be paid by the applicants to the High Court Government

2 9. CAO 968 of 2025.odt Pleader's Officer Library, Nagpur, within a period of two weeks from today.

5.

Accordingly, the civil application is disposed of. MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION (STAMP) NO.

19241 OF 2025 6.

This is an application for restoration of writ petition, which is dismissed in default by order dated 09.06.2025, for non removal of office objections within stipulated period. 7.

Learned Advocate for the applicants submits that the applicants want to contest the petition on merits and same needs to be restored.

8.

Having regard to the reasons mentioned in the application, the civil application for restoration of writ petition is allowed. The order dated 09.06.2025, passed by the Registrar (Judicial), is quashed and set-aside. The applicants are directed to remove the office objections within a period of two weeks. Thereupon, the writ petition be restored.

9.

Accordingly, the miscellaneous civil application is disposed of.

(PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) asd