Satyasheel Milind Borwankar And ANR v. Nashik Municipal Corporation And ANR

Digitally signed by GAURI AMIT GAEKWAD Date:

2026.04.21 10:11:40 +0530 GAURI AMIT GAEKWAD 920.WP-6962-2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6962 OF 2025 Satyasheel Milind Borwankar & Anr.

....Petitioners

Versus

Nashik Municipal Corporation & Anr.

....Respondents ---- Mr. Chaitanya Nikte (through video conferencing) a/w. Mr. Shubhankar Kulkarni for the Petitioners.

Mr. Rohit Sakhadeo for Respondent No.1.

Mr. P.P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Mr. S.P. Kamble, AGP for Respondent No.2.

---- CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.

DATE : 18th APRIL, 2026 P.C. :- 1.

The Petitioners admit that, at the time of adoption, no provision of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act was adhered to or complied with.

2.

We have pointed out a recent judgment delivered by this Court in Mangesh Bhaskarrao Manwatkar and Ors. v/s. Union of India and Anr.1 The learned Advocate for the Petitioners submits that the biological mother is now available and willing to get the Judgment dated 30th March, 2026 in Civil Writ Petition No.16232 of 2025. Gauri Gaekwad

920.WP-6962-2025.odt adoption registered.

3.

In case such a registration of the adoption, strictly in accordance with the rules, is done, the Petitioners are at liberty to avail of a remedy as is permissible in law.

4.

In view of the above, this Petition is disposed off. 5.

At this juncture, the learned Advocate for the Petitioners submits that, in the event there is any obstacle in the path of the adoption, an appropriate remedy would be availed of. (HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) Gauri Gaekwad