91-WP-8832-2026 (C).doc Tikam IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8832 OF 2026 Umakant G. Agarwal ...Petitioner/s Versus The State of Maharashtra and anr. ...Respondent/s ________________________________________________________________ Mr. Ashish Anand a/w Ms. Gauri Dhale a/w. Sohail Bombaywala, Advocate for Petitioner. Ms. Aloka A. Nandkarni, AGP for Respondent No.1-State. Mr. Gaurav K. Gadadia a/w. Mr. Neel Udeshi for Respondent No.2, _________________________________________________________________ CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J. DATE : 28th AUGUST, 2026. P.C. : 1. Heard learned counsel for Petitioner, learned AGP and learned counsel for Respondent No.2. 2. By this petition, the Petitioner is seeking to expedite the Petition No. A-1445 of 2018 pending before the Family Court along with Counter Claim filed by the Respondent. 3. Learned counsel for Respondent No.2 objected to allow the petition on the ground that the Petitioner himself is delaying the proceedings before the Trial Court and requested to dismiss the Petition. 4. I have heard both learned counsel. As petition filed by the Petitioner is pending since the year 2018 and Petitioner is 72 years' old, considering this facts, I pass following order: VAISHALI ANIL TIKAM Digitally signed by VAISHALI ANIL TIKAM Date: 2026.09.01 13:18:28 +0530 91-WP-8832-2026 (C).doc Tikam ORDER (i) Petition in allowed. (ii) The Family Court at Bandra, Mumbai shall decide the M.J. Petition No. A-1445 of 2018 along with Counter Claim filed by the Respondent, as early as possible, preferably within one year on its own merit. (iii) Petition is disposed of. (iv) Contentions of both the parties are kept open. (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)