The Railway Goods Clearing And Forwarding Establishments Labour Board v. Nivrutti Sitaram Yewale

40-WP-14921-2025-MODIFIED.DOC Arun Sankpal

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 14921 OF 2025 The Railway Goods Clearing And Forwarding Establishments Labour Board ..Petitioner

Versus

Nivrutti Sitaram Yewale

...Respondent

Mr. Sanjay P Shinde, for the Petitioner.

Adv Ishita Shah, with Kiran Mohite, Deepika Mule & Kartik Malusare, i/b Kiran Mohite, for the Respondent.

CORAM:

N. J. JAMADAR, J.

DATE :

20th NOVEMBER 2025 P.C.:

1.

Heard the learned Counsel for the parties.

2.

The challenge in this Petition is to an order dated dated 20th September 2025 passed by the learned Judge, City Civil Court, in Notice of Motion No. 2986 of 2024, thereby setting aside ex parte order and permitting the Respondent-Defendant to file the Written Statement, ARUN RAMCHANDRA SANKPAL subject to payment of costs of Rs.3,000/-.

ARUN RAMCHANDRA SANKPAL Date: 2025.11.27 18:43:41 +0530 3.

Having regard to the facts of the case, especially the dismissal of the Suit for want of prosecution and the Suit not being on the file of the Court for a considerable period, when this Court expressed its disinclination to entertain the Petition, the learned Counsel for the (Corrected order as per order dated 27th November 2025 ) 1/2

40-WP-14921-2025-MODIFIED.DOC Petitioner submits that, the hearing of the Suit which was instituted in the year 1999, be expedited.

4.

The submission, having regard to the date of the institution of the Suit, appears to be justifiable.

5.

The learned Judge seized with Suit No.72 of 1999, is requested to hear and decide the Suit as expeditiously as possible and, preferably, within a period of nine months from the date of settlement of issues. 6.

Petition disposed.

7.

The parties shall not seek unnecessary adjournments. [N. J. JAMADAR, J.] (Corrected order as per order dated 27th November 2025 ) 2/2