Heubach Colorants India Ltd. v. Raigad District Security Guards Board Through Its Chairman And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 11406 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.4123 of 2026 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 11406 OF 2024 Heubach Colorants India Ltd.

...Petitioner

Versus

Raigad District Security Guards Board Through Its Chairman And Ors

...Respondents

WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11529 OF 2024 Ms. Satyapriya Rao, i/b Vaibhav Patankar, for the Applicant/Appellant/Plaintiff/Petitioner.

Mr. Hamid Mulla, AGP for Respondent No.3.

CORAM

: SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.

DATE : February 11, 2026 ORDER :

1.

Learned Advocate for the Petitioner submits that Interim Application (L) No.4123 of 2026 in Writ Petition No.11406 of 2024 has been filed to effect the change of name of the Petitioner. Although not on board, by consent, taken on board.

ASHWINI JANARDAN VALLAKATI ASHWINI JANARDAN VALLAKATI Date: 2026.02.16 16:58:35 +0530

2.

The Revised Certificate of Incorporation found at Exhibit 'A' indicates the change of name. The change of name may be effected in front of the Associate of this Court. Reverification is dispensed with. 3.

Interim Application (L) No.4123 of 2026 in Writ Petition No.11406 of 2024 is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Writ Petition No.11406 of 2024 ;

4.

In this Petition Respondent No.3, the State has filed a reply dated January 8, 2025, bringing on record a letter dated October 27, 2023, issued by Respondent No.2, the Raigad District Security Guards Board requesting the State not to proceed further with implementation of the recovery certificate as if the amounts claimed in the order included in this Petition were arrears of land revenue. 5.

The last paragraph of this letter makes it clear that the Petitioner has sought a personal hearing and based on its grievance that the personal hearing not having been given to the Petitioner, the recovery certificate is directed not to be acted upon. It is apparent that there is an acknowledgment of the fundamental ground raised in the Petition that the Petitioner was never heard. Taking note of the aforesaid letter, marked as Exhibit '2' in the reply of Respondent No.3,

the Petition is disposed of by quashing and setting aside the recovery certificate, without any comment on the merits of the matter one way or the other. Once natural justice requirements are complied with, should the need arise, any of the parties may pursue such appropriate proceedings as are available to it in law.

6.

Writ Petition No.11406 of 2024 is finally disposed of. Writ Petition No.11529 of 2024 :

7.

No such reply has been filed in respect of Writ Petition No.11529 of 2024. Purely to enable Respondent No.3 to take specific instructions in this regard and confirm to the Court that if it stands on an identical footing, stand over Writ Petition No.11529 of 2024 to February 25, 2026.

8.

All actions required to be taken pursuant to this order shall be taken upon receipt of a downloaded copy as available on this Court's website.

[ SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.]