Bhagubai Mahadev Gulunjkar And ORS. v. State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And ORS.

41-IA-6737-2025 IN WP-4813-2024.DOCX Amol

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTEIRM APPLICATION NO. 6737 OF 2025 IN WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 4813 OF 2024 Smt. Bhagubai Mahadev Gulunjkar & Ors ...Applicant In the matter between Smt. Bhagubai Mahadev Gulunjkar & Ors

...Petitioners

Versus

State of Maharashtra & Ors

...Respondents

______________________________________________________ None for the Petitioners-Applicants.

Ms M. S. Bane, AGP, for the Respondent-State. ______________________________________________________

CORAM

M.S. Sonak & Jitendra Jain, JJ.

DATED:

29 April 2025 PC:- AMOL PREMNATH JADHAV AMOL PREMNATH JADHAV Date: 2025.05.02 10:56:25 +0530 1.

None for the applicants. Ms Bane, learned AGP appears for the Respondent-State.

2.

This is an application seeking condonation of delay and restoration of Writ Petition which was dismissed for nonprosecution due to non-clearance of office objections. 3.

At least today, the Advocate for the applicant, should have appeared before the Court. However, after perusing the reasons, we are satisfied that the applicants should not be met

41-IA-6737-2025 IN WP-4813-2024.DOCX to suffer simply because no timely steps were taken by the Advocates engaged by them. There is sufficient cause for condonation of delay because the applicants were unaware of this order.

4.

Accordingly, we allow this Interim Application, condone the delay and restore Writ Petition (ST) No. 4813 of 2024. 5.

As prayed for in the Interim Application, the objection should be cleared by 20 June 2025 failing which, the main Petition to once again stands dismissed for non-prosecution without further reference to Court.

6.

Interim Application is disposed of in the above terms. (Jitendra Jain, J) (M.S. Sonak, J)