Reliance General Insurance Company Limited v. Mangalaram Bhikharam Prajapati

57. IA 13633-2025.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 13633 OF 2025 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO. 3767 OF 2022 ANAND SUDHAKAR SUDAME Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd.

..Applicant

Versus

Mangalaram Bhikharam Prajapati & anr.

..Respondents by ANAND SUDHAKAR SUDAME Date: 2026.01.22 19:31:22 +0530 Mr. Pandit Kasar, Advocate, for the Applicant None for the Respondent CORAM : RAJESH S. PATIL, J.

DATE : 20.01.2026 P. C.

1.

Mr. Kasar, learned Counsel for the Applicant submits that the aforesaid Interim Application has been filed for restoration of the First Appeal and Interim Application, as the same were dismissed by an Order dated 20.12.2024 passed by the Registrar (Judicial-II). He submits that the Respondents could not be served at the address which was provided by the Respondents before the trial Court. All genuine efforts were made to serve the Respondents. However, service could not be completed. Therefore, the First Appeal along with the Interim Application for delay and stay stood dismissed. He submits that the Interim Application for substitute service would be preferred by the Anand

57. IA 13633-2025.doc Applicant, once an Appeal is restored.

2.

I have heard Mr. Kasar, learned Counsel for the Applicant. I have gone through the contents of the Interim Application. 3.

A case is made out to allow the Interim Application. 4.

The Interim Application stands allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) & (b).

(RAJESH S. PATIL, J.) Anand