911-IA-1703-2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1703 OF 2026 IN CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 222 OF 2016 Shiromani P. Chandele Dece. Thr Heirs 1a To 1df ...Applicant Versus Prabhakar Digamber Bhumkar ...Respondent _______________________________________________________________ Mr. Ashok Tajane (through VC), Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. Anand Kulkarni (through VC), Advocate for the Respondent in Civil Revision Application No. 222 of 2016. _______________________________________________________________ CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATE : 16th October, 2026. P.C. : 1. Heard Mr. Ashok Tajane, learned Advocate for the Applicant in this Application and Mr. Anand Kulkarni, learned Advocate for the Applicant in Civil Revision Application No. 222 of 2016. (“CRA No. 222 of 2016”) 2. By this Application Mr. Ashok Tajane, learned Advocate for the Applicant, having the authority on behalf of the legal representatives of the deceased Respondent No. 1C has sought the following relief in terms of prayer clauses (A) and (B) :- Arjun 1 911-IA-1703-2026.doc A. Delay of 9 years and 3 months in filing the present Application be condoned. B. The Applicants be permitted to bring the heir and legal representative of deceased Respondent No. 1C on record as stated in the title of present Applicant in the Civil Revision Application No. 222 of 2016 as well as in Interim Application No. 1666 of 2026 and the abatement if any against Respondent No. 1C be set aside. 3. Without going into the maintainability of this Application, Mr. Anand Kulkarni, learned Advocate for the Applicant in CRA No. 222 of 2016, submits that this Application be allowed as the subject matter of CRA No. 222 of 2016 being amicably resolved between the parties. He submits that the legal representatives of the Respondent No. 1C are necessary parties to the CRA No. 222 of 2016 4. Mr. Ashok Tajane, learned Advocate for the Applicant, endorses the said submission made by Mr. Anand Kulkarni, learned Advocate for the Applicant in CRA No. 222 of 2016. 5. In view of the peculiar facts and the circumstances, as stated by Mr. Ashok Tajane, learned Advocate for the Applicant in this Application and Mr. Anand Kulkarni, learned Advocate for the Applicant in CRA No. 222 of 2016, by consent of both the parties, this Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (A) and (B). Consequently, the Applicant in CRA No. 222 of 2016, is directed to amend the cause title of the CRA No. 222 of 2016, by substituting the Arjun 2 911-IA-1703-2026.doc Respondent No. 1C with the following legal representative “Arati Virendra Bandi” as Respondent No. 1C-1. 6. Mr. Anand Kulkarni, learned Advocate for the Applicant in CRA No. 222 of 2016, seeks permission to carry out the amendment forthwith to bring the legal heir of the Respondent No. 1C on record as Respondent No. 1C-1. Permission granted. Amendment to the cause title be carried out forthwith. 7. Interim Application No.1703 of 2026 is disposed of. (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) Arjun 3 ARJUN KRISHNA RODGE Digitally signed by ARJUN KRISHNA RODGE Date: 2026.10.17 15:53:18 +0530