Neeraj Gupta v. The Municipal Corporation Of Greater Mumbai Through Office Of The Assistant Commissioner And 9 ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.3380 OF 2024 IN WRIT PETITION (L) NO.22366 OF 2023 Neeraj Gupta ... Applicant/Petitioner.

V/s.

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors.

... Respondents.

Mr. Dhruva Gandhi, i/by Lex Services for the Applicant/Petitioner. Smt. M.M. Dhuri, i/by Smt. Komal Panjabi for the Respondent-BMC. Mr. Kiran Jain, a/w Mrs. Heenal Jain, Mr. Duj Jain and Ms. Krishma Shah, i/by Kiran Jain & Co. for Respondent No.7.

Mr. Sharan Jagtiani, Senior Advocate, a/w Adv. N. Ting, Mr. Amrut Joshi and Adv. Yazad Udwadia, i/by Adv. Rajan Yadav for Respondent Nos.8 and 9.

Mr. Ish Jain, a/w Mr. Aditya Pimple and Mr. Vinayak Siraskar for Respondent No.10.

CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND KAMAL KHATA, JJ.

DATE : 25th November 2024.

P.C.:- 1) This is an application for restoration of Writ Petition (L) No.22366 of 2023, which was dismissed for non-removal of office objections within stipulated period in pursuance of Notice dated 8th March, 2024.

1.1) There is a delay of 202 days in preferring the present application.

2) Mr. Jagtiani learned Senior Advocate appearing for Respondent 1/3 Digitally signed by ASHWINI H GAJAKOSH Date:

2024.12.04 14:53:23 +0530 ASHWINI GAJAKOSH

Nos.8 and 9 drew our attention to paragraphs 9 and 10 of the application and submitted that no plausible explanation has been offered by the Applicant for condonation of said delay and therefore delay may not be condone.

4) Though we were not inclined to accept the explanation offered by the Applicant in paragraphs 9 and 10 of the application, at the profuse request of learned counsel for the Applicant and on his statement that for condonation of said delay, the Applicant will pay a cost of Rs. 1 lakh to the Bombay Bar Association Trust within a period of two weeks from the date of uploading of present Order on the official website of High Court, Bombay. The account details are as under:

Name of Trust :

Bombay Bar Association Trust Bank and Branch :

Bank of India (Mumbai Main Branch) Bank Account Number :

110110012175 Type of Account :

Saving A/c IFSC Code :

BKID0000001 Subject to pursuant of said cost as noted above the delay is condoned and application is allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b). 5) Applicant is directed to remove office objections if not removed till date, within a period of three weeks from the date of payment of aforenoted costs, failing which the Petition shall stand dismissed without further reference to this Court.

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6) If the cost is paid within stipulated period as noted above, list the Petition on 13th January, 2025 under the caption "For Admission". (KAMAL KHATA, J.) (A.S. GADKARI, J.) 3/3