910-IA--4600-2026.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 4600 OF 2026 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 399 OF 2023 Kewal Kumar Ahuja ..Applicant Versus Divisional Joint Registrar Coop Societies, Mumbai Division and Ors …Respondents Mr. Ashish U Mishra, with Vishnudutt Mishra and Tushar Amberkar, for the Applicant/Petitioner. Mr. Mohit Jadhav, Addl GP, for Respondent Nos. 1 & 6. Adv Nishtha Garg, i/b Kartik Garg, for Respondent Nos. 2 to 5. CORAM: N. J. JAMADAR, J. DATE : 29th SEPTEMBER 2026 ORDER: INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 4600 OF 2026: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 2. This is an Application for condonation of delay of 275 days in taking out the Application to set aside the order dated 11th August 2025, whereby the Writ Petition No. 399 of 2023, came to be dismissed, for want of prosecution and also to restore the said Writ Petition to file. 3. Mr. Ashish Mishra, the learned Counsel for the Applicant submitted that as the Petitioner is a senior citizen and was suffering ARS 1/2 SAINATH SANJAY BODKHE Digitally signed by SAINATH SANJAY BODKHE Date: 2026.09.30 21:54:05 +0530 910-IA--4600-2026.DOC from ailments, the Petitioner could not follow-up the proceeding with the concerned Advocate and, thus, the Petition came to be dismissed for want of prosecution. 4. Ms. Nishtha Garg, the learned Counsel for Respondent Nos. 2 to 5, resisted the submissions on behalf of the Applicant. 5. It seems that the Petitioner is 81 years of age. Few documents have been filed to substantiate the claim of the Petitioner that he has been suffering from various ailments. 6. For the reasons assigned in the Application and to advance the cause of substantive justice, the delay in filing the Application stands condoned and the order dated 11th August 2025, dismissing the Petition for want of prosecution stands set aside. 7. The Petition stands restored to file. 8. Application disposed. WRIT PETITION NO. 399 OF 2023: 9. Petition be listed for admission. [N. J. JAMADAR, J.] ARS 2/2