Ramakant S/O. Basant Kumar Pandey And ANR. v. State Of Maha., Thr. Secy.,Urban Development Dpet., Mumbai And ORS.

2026:BHC-NAG:5873 1 13-CAO-1274-2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1274 OF 2025 WITH MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION (STAMP) NO.23590 OF 2025 IN WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO.1538 OF 2025 Ramakant S/O. Basant Kumar Pandey And Anr.

Vs.

State Of Maha., Thr. Secy.,Urban Development Dpet., Mumbai And Ors. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders Mr. Y.V. Nayyar, Advocate for the Petitioner/s. Ms. K.H. Bhondge, AGP for the Respondent/State. CORAM: PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J .

DATED : 16 th APRIL, 1.

This is an application for condonation of delay of 94 days in filing an application for restoration of the writ petition, of which registration was refused for failure to remove office objections within the stipulated period of time.

2.

Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the delay of 94 days occurred since the applicant/petitioner had no knowledge about the conditional order dated 16.06.2025 passed by the Registrar (Judicial). 3.

It is submitted that the applicant/petitioner now desires to prosecute the petition on merits and is seeking restoration of the writ petition.

4.

Having regard to the contents of the application and submissions advanced, the delay of 94 days in filing

2 13-CAO-1274-2025.odt the application for restoration of writ petition does not appear to be intentional and needs to be condoned. Hence, the civil application is allowed. Delay of 94 days in filing restoration application is condoned subject to cost of Rs.3,500/- (Rupees Three Thousand Five Hundred Only), to be paid by the applicant to the High Court Bar Association Library, Nagpur, within a period of two weeks from today.

5.

In view of above, civil application is disposed of. MCA (STAMP) NO.23590 OF 2025 6.

This is an application for restoration of writ petition, of which registration was refused for failure to remove office objections by an Order dated 16.06.2025. 7.

The applicant/petitioner submits that he wants to contest the matter on merits and is ready to remove the office objections.

8.

In view of above, the application is allowed. Petitioner is permitted to remove the office objections within a period of two weeks from today. After office objections are removed, the writ petition be restored. Accordingly, the civil application is disposed of. (PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J . ) Privel