- 17 July 2019. Delay condoned. The application for substitution is allowed subject to objections of the respondent(s).
- 28 August 2019. Respondent Nos. 1, 5 and 7 have already filed the counter affidavit. Ld. Counsel for respondent Nos. 2, 4 and 6 have not filed any counter affidavit despite grant of last chance. Service of notice is complete qua respondent Nos. 8 and 9 but no one has entered appearance on their behalf. Name of respondent No.3 has been
- 20 February 2020. IA No. 108616/2019, IA No.108618/2019 & IA No.108619/2019 : Abatement is set aside and delay in filing the application for substitution is condoned.
- 1 August 2022. Counter affidavit has already been filed on behalf of respondent nos. 1 and 7. Four weeks time, is granted to respondent nos. 2, 4 and 6 to file counter affidavit.
- 14 September 2022. Respondent Nos. 1 and 7 have already filed the counter affidavit. Service of notice is complete on respondent Nos. 5 and 8 but none has entered appearance on their behalf.
- 10 April 2023. IA No. 111328/2022 (Application for substitution) and IA No. 111330/2022 (Application for condonation of delay) are on board. As prayed for by the learned counsel for the applicants, hearing of the said applications stand adjourned for two weeks.
- 10 January 2024. Issue notice on IA Nos. 111328 & 111330/2022 & 78815/2023, returnable in four weeks.
- 5 March 2024. Since notice on the application has been served, delay is condoned, abatement is set aside and application for bringing on record Lrs. of deceased respondent No. 8 is allowed. Lrs. be brought on record. Cause title be amended accordingly.
- 29 April 2024. Leave granted. Hearing expedited.
- 14 August 2026. Respondent Nos.1, 2, 4, 6 & 7 are duly represented. Respondent No.3 has been deleted from the array of parties vide Hon'ble Judge in Chambers' order dated Service was complete on respondent Nos.5 & 8 at SLP stage, but none has entered appearance.
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Mr. Ankolekar Gurudatta, Mr. Chandan Shreekant Malapur, Mr. Korada Pramod Kumar, Mr. N.m. Theerthe Gowda, Mr. Rajendra Koushik, Mr. Nihant Panicker, Mr. Vinod Kumar Srivatsava, Mr. Shiv Kumar Advocates — Respondents: Mr. Akshat Shrivastava, Mr. S. N. Bhat, Mr. Tarun Kr. Thakur, Mr. Priyank, Mr. D.P.Chaturvedi, Mr. Vinod Prasad, Ms. Anuradha Mutatkar, Mr. Tarun Kumar Thakur, Mr. D.P. Chaturvedi, Mr. Vibhav Chaturvedi, Ms. Parvati Bhat, Mr. D.p.chaturvedi