Anjaya Rajam Anparthi v. Union Of India, Thr. Secretary, Ministry Of Coal, New Delhi And ORS.
2026:BHC-NAG:3059-DB 1 7-CAO-158-2026.odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR CIVIL APPLICATION NO.158 OF 2026 IN MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION (STAMP) NO.3221 OF 2026 IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (STAMP) NO.22036 OF 2025 (D) Anjaya Rajam Anparthi Vs. Union of India, through Secretary and Others Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders Mr. Parth Malviya h/f. Mr. S.P. Bodalkar, Advocate for the Applicant/Petitioner.
CORAM: PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J .
DATED : 20 th FEBRUARY, 1.
This is an application for condonation of delay of 39 days in filing an application for restoration of the Public Interest Litigation (for short "PIL"), 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 there is delay of 39 days in filing the application for restoration. He further submits that the delay occurred since the counsel for the applicant/petitioner was not aware about the conditional order dated 08.12.2025 passed by the Registrar (Judicial) and resultantly, the objections were not removed.
3.
It is submitted that the applicant/petitioner now desires to prosecute the PIL on merits and is seeking restoration of the same.
4.
Having regard to the contents of the application and submissions advanced, the delay of 39 days in filing
2 7-CAO-158-2026.odt the application for restoration of PIL does not appear to be intentional and needs to be condoned. Hence, the civil application is allowed. Delay of 39 days in filing restoration application is condoned subject to cost of Rs.3,500/- (Rupees Three Thousand Five Hundred Only), to be deposited by the applicant/petitioner within a period of on week from today in the 'Public Welfare Account', which is directed to be opened by an Order dated 12.01.2026, passed by the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court in Suo Moto Public Interest Litigation (SMPIL) No.01/2021. The details of which can be obtained from the Registrar (Judicial), Nagpur Bench, Nagpur.
5.
In view of above, the civil application is disposed of.
MCA (STAMP) NO.3221 OF 2026 6.
By this application, the applicant prays for restoration of PIL which was dismissed for failure to remove office objections by an Order dated 08.12.2025. 7.
The applicant/petitioner submits that he wants to contest the PIL on merits and is ready to remove the office objections.
8.
Having regard to the contents of the application and submissions advanced, the civil 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 PIL be restored. Accordingly, the civil application is disposed of.
(PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J . ) Privel