28.CA.14032.2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14032 OF 2025 IN FIRST APPEAL NO. 2033 OF 2022 Chhaburao Arjun Thombe & Ors. ...Applicants Versus Raju M Chinnamanaidu & Anr. ...Respondents WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 2033 OF 2022 *** Mr. Narwade Vinayak P, Advocate for the Applicants. Mr. Aniruddha Usmanpurkar, Advocate for Respondent No.2. *** CORAM : ABHAY J. MANTRI, J. DATE : DECEMBER 22, 2025 PER COURT : 1. The applicants have filed this application seeking permission to serve respondent No.1 through paper publication, as he has left the house. 2. Having considered the reasons disclosed in the application, the application is allowed. 3. The applicants are permitted to serve respondent No.1 through paper publication in a newspaper having wide circulation in the locality where respondent No.1 last resided, returnable on 23rd February 2026. (ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.) Shrikant Malani