EBRAHIM MIA MAHOMED HAJI JANMAHOMED CHOTANI AND ORS. vs THE OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE OF BOMBAY AND ORS.

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1-S-208-1950-SPK Ebrahim Chotani Vs. The Official Assignee IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION SUIT NO. 208 OF 1950 Ebrahim Mia Mahomed Haji Janmahomed Chotani & Anr. … Plaintiffs V/s. The Official Assignee of Bombay & Ors. … Defendants WITH NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 909 OF 2019 IN SUIT NO. 208 OF 1950 Abdul Hameed Ebrahim Chotani & Ors. … Plaintiffs V/s. The Official Assignee of Bombay & Ors. … Defendants _______________________________________ Mr. Asif Menon for the Plaintiffs. Mr. Raghav Taneja i/b Vidhii Partners for Defendant no. 2. Mr. Ridhikesh Uttarwar with Ms. Pooja R. Thakur and Ms. Pradnya C. Solanki for the Defendant nos. 3(a), 9 to 13 & 16. Mr. R. D. Soni a/w Mr. Sujay Gawade and Ms. Mudita Pawar, i/b, Shree & Co for the Defendant no. 17. Mr. Mohit Khanna a/w Mr. Vishesh Malviya and Ms. Taniya D’souza i/b M/s. Rashmikant & Partners for the Intervenors. Mrs. Sonali Dighe - Commissioner for Taking Accounts, High Court of Bombay. Ms. Nandini Deshpande - 1st Assistant to Court Receiver, High Court of Bombay. _______________________________________ CORAM : FARHAN P. DUBASH, J. AMOL DATE : 27th FEBRUARY 2026 PREMNATH JADHAV Digitally signed by AMOL PREMNATH JADHAV Page 1 of 17 Date: 2026.04.21 ------------------------------------- 22:01:48 +0530 Judgment dated 27th February 2026 This Judgment is modified/corrected pursuant to the order dated 15 th April 2026 1-S-208-1950-SPK Ebrahim Chotani Vs. The Official Assignee JUDGMENT: 1. The present Suit came to be instituted on 8 th February 1950 by the heirs and legal representatives of late Mia Mohamed Haji Janmohamed Chotani (deceased), against Osman Mia Mohamed Haji Janmohamed Chotani, one of the other heirs of the deceased. The present Suit seeks, inter alia, a declaration in re