Bharati Shashikant Patil v. Sunita Manoher Patil And ORS
12-WP-5287-2025.DOC Arun Sankpal
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5287 OF 2025 Bharat Shashikant Patil ..Petitioner
Versus
Sunita Manohar Patil & Ors
...Respondents
Mr. Arnav Rane, i/b E. A. Sasi, for the Petitioner. Mr. Abhishek Thoke (through VC), for the Respondent. Smt. Reena Salunkhe, AGP, for Respondent No.12-State.
CORAM:
N. J. JAMADAR, J.
DATE :
2nd DECEMBER 2025 P.C.:
1.
Heard the learned Counsel for the parties.
2.
A limited prayer in this Petition is to direct the City Civil Court to hear and decide the pending Interim Application and Notice of Motion and to conclude the trial of the Suit expeditiously. ARUN RAMCHANDRA SANKPAL 3.
The Suit was originally instituted before this Court in the year ARUN RAMCHANDRA SANKPAL Date: 2025.12.03 20:00:24 +0530 2008. With the enhancement in the pecuniary jurisdiction of the City Civil Court, the Suit has been transferred to the City Civil Court. 4.
During the pendency of the Suit before this Court, the Plaintiff has taken out an Application for interim reliefs. It appears that, the Defendant has also taken out an Application for rejection of the Plaint. 1/2
12-WP-5287-2025.DOC 5.
The learned Counsel for the Petitioner submitted that, the Petitioner is a senior citizen and the pendency of the proceeding is causing grave prejudice to him.
6.
Since the Applications for interim relief as well as the rejection of the Plaint are pending in the Suit which has been instituted in the year 2008, it would be expedient in the interest of justice that, the pending Applications are decided as expeditiously as possible and in the event the trial is warranted, the Suit itself be decided as expeditiously as possible.
7.
The Petition stands disposed with a request to the learned Judge, City Civil Court seized with Suit No. 2062 of 2024 to hear and decide the Applications taken out by the Plaintiff and the Defendant as expeditiously as possible and, preferably, within a period of eight months from the date of communication of this order. 8.
If the trial is warranted, the learned Judge is requested to hear and decide the Suit also, as expeditiously as possible. 9.
Petition disposed.
[N. J. JAMADAR, J.] 2/2