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Arjun

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

COURT RECEIVER REPORT NO.33 OF 2025

Digitally

signed by IN

ARJUN

ARJUN VITTHAL WRIT PETITION NO.5688 OF 2022

VITTHAL KUDHEKAR

KUDHEKAR Date:

2026.02.01 UNI TEX Products Pvt. Ltd. …Petitioner

14:22:56

+0530

Versus

Leela Shantikumar Gandhi

(Deleted Since Deceased) & Ors. …Respondents

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Mr. N. C. Pawar, Court Receiver, High Court, Bombay.

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CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.

PRONOUNCED ON: 30 JANUARY 2026

UPLOADED ON: 01 FEBRUARY 2026

P.C.:

1. The Court Receiver, High Court, Bombay, has sought the

following directions :-

“(a)The Hon’ble Court may be pleased to discharge the Court

Receiver, High Court, Bombay in view of non-lodgement of

the proceedings and order by the Petitioner subject to

payment of the cost, charges and expenses of the Court

Receiver.

(b) The cost of this report may be awarded in the sum of Rs.

5,000/- and the Petitioner may be directed to deposit the

same with the Office of the Court Receiver.”

2. Mr. Pawar, learned Court Receiver, is personally present in the

Court. He states that in terms of the Rule 596 of the Bombay High Court

(Original Side) Rules, 1980, the Court Receiver shall stand discharged

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in view of the non-lodgement of the proceedings and the order by the

Petitioner. The learned Court Receiver also pointed out the decision of

the Administrative Judges’ Committee dated 28th June 2013 and more

particularly Clause Nos.(a) and (b) of the same.

3. Perusal of the record shows that by Order dated 10th March 2025

passed in Writ Petition No.5688 of 2022 along with Writ Petition

No.7029 of 2024, this Court inter alia passed the following direction :-

“7. It is made clear that if the Petitioner fails to vacate the

suit premises on or before 10^th March 2026, then the Court

Receiver, High Court, Bombay shall stand appointed with

respect to the suit premises immediately after 10^th March

2026 and the Court Receiver, High Court, Bombay shall take

possession from the Petitioner or whoever found occupying

the suit premises and handover the same to the Respondent

Nos.1 to 4 (which shall mean and include their successors in

interest as provided in clause (6) of the Consent Terms).”

4. Perusal of the said Order shows that the undertakings have been

accepted of the Petitioner to vacate the suit premises by 10th March

2026 and if the Petitioner fails to vacate the suit premises by said date,

then the Court Receiver, High Court, Bombay, has been directed to be

appointed immediately after 10th March 2026 and the Court Receiver,

High Court, Bombay, shall take possession from the Petitioner or

whoever found occupying the suit premises and handover the same to

Respondent Nos.1 to 4.

5. Rule 596 of the Bombay High Court (Original Side) Rules, 1980,

on which the learned Court Receiver relies, reads as under :-

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“R. 596. Certified copy of the Minutes of the decree or

order to be served on the Receiver.—In a suit or matter where

a Receiver has been appointed, a certified copy of the minutes

of the decree or order containing provisions which directly or

indirectly concern the Receiver shall be served on the Receiver

by the party on whose application the decree or order is

passed within one week from the date of such decree or

order:

Provided, however, that where the party is represented

by an Advocate entitled to act on the Original Side of this

Court, it shall be the duty of such Advocate to serve a certified

copy of the minutes of the decree or order on behalf of the

party within the time herein provided.”

6. The said Clause Nos.(a) and (b) of the decision of the

Administrative Judges’ Committee dated 28th June 2013, reads as

under :-

“a) The office of the Court Receiver to submit

appropriate report seeking discharge in case the

party/Advoca