Gangaram Vithu Sawant v. The Union Of India And ORS.

SAYYED SAEED ALI AHMED ALI by SAYYED SAEED ALI AHMED ALI Date:

2025.01.04 10:42:56 +0530

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.403 OF 2024 IN WRIT PETITION NO.14789 OF 2023 Nisha Chandika Prasad Patel ..

Petitioner/ Applicant

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The Union of India ..

Respondent WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.406 OF 2024 IN WRIT PETITION NO.14791 OF 2023 Premkumar Satya Narayan Patel ..

Petitioner/ Applicant

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The Union of India ..

Respondent WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.405 OF 2024 IN WRIT PETITION NO.14790 OF 2023 Sheeladevi Arvindkumar Patel ..

Petitioner/ Applicant

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The Union of India ..

Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO.1969 OF 2024 Gangaram Vithu Sawant ..

Petitioner

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The Union of India ..

Respondent _______________________________________________________________ Ms Divya Parab a/w Ms Shweta Parab i/by Mr V A Gangal for the petitioner.

Ms Pradnya Bansode for respondent No.2.

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CORAM : M. S. Sonak & Jitendra Jain, JJ.

DATE : 3 January 2025 P.C.:- 1.

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2.

These petitions are yet to be admitted and these interim applications seek leave to amend the petitions. 3.

The Learned counsel for the parties states that these amendments are necessary on account of subsequent developments since institution of these petitions.

4.

Ms. Bansode learned counsel for the respondent No.2 opposes grant of leave by pointing out that such amendments are neither necessary nor could the petitioner be permitted to challenge the notices in these petitions.

5.

At this stage, we are not deciding on the merits of the proposed amendment. We also propose to keep all objections of all the respondents open for consideration at the time of admission of this petitions.

6.

The amendments are based on subsequent developments. Therefore, by keeping open all objections of the respondents on merits, we grant the petitioner leave to amend the petitions. 7.

Learned advocate for the petitioners/applicants points out that

inadvertently the notices that are proposed to be challenge remained to be annexed to the Schedule. Accordingly, leave is granted to challenge those notices as well.

8.

Interim applications are allowed in the above terms without any costs order.

9.

The petitioners should carry out amendment within 10 days from today and serve the copy of the amended petitions on the learned counsel for the respondents within same period. Learned counsel for the petitioners/applicants assures this court that there would be no occasion to seek any extension of time. If the respondents wish to file replies to the amended petitions, they should do so latest by 7 February 2025. 10.

List this matter on 14 February 2025.

(Jitendra Jain, J.) (M. S. Sonak, J.)