1/2 29-IA-6637-2026 (C).DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 6637 OF 2026 IN FIRST APPEAL NO. 717 OF 2016 Mr. Vipin Sukumar Panickar ...Applicant Versus Municipal Corporation of Gr. Mumbai ...Respondent _______ Mr. O.P. Singh for the Applicant. Mr. Pradeep M. Patil for Respondent-BMC. _______ CORAM : ARIF S. DOCTOR, J. DATE : 16 th SEPTEMBER, 2026 P.C. 1. The Interim Application seeks restoration of the First Appeal, which came to be dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 14 th August, 2026. 2. Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that the Respondent- Corporation had, in fact, been served with the Appeal papers, but this fact was not brought to the notice of the Court on the date when the First Appeal came to be dismissed. 3. Learned counsel for the Corporation does not oppose the restoration, but submits that a fresh copy of the First Appeal be served upon the Respondent. Accordingly, the Interim Application is allowed. The First Appeal is restored to file. Let a copy of the First Appeal be served upon the Respondent. Areeb MOHAMMAD AREEB MOHD AKBAR Digitally signed by MOHAMMAD AREEB MOHD AKBAR Date: 2026.09.17 17:46:31 +0530 2/2 29-IA-6637-2026 (C).DOC 4. The Order dated 25 th February, 2026 shall continue. 5. The Interim Application is accordingly disposed of. [ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.] Areeb