Bombay High Court
Rihen Harshad Mehta vs Union Of India ( Through Ministry Of Home ... on 4 July, 2022
Author: Madhav J. Jamdar
Bench: G.S. Patel, Madhav J. Jamdar
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 51 OF 2020
Dr Shrikant Bhasi ...Petitioner
Versus
Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Afairs
& Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 162 OF 2020
WITH
BHALCHANDRA
GOPAL
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 13242 OF 2022
DUSANE
Digitally signed by
BHALCHANDRA
Jubin K Thakkar ...Petitioner
GOPAL DUSANE
Date: 2022.07.06
Versus
11:58:32 +0530
Union of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 719 OF 2020
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 9810 OF 2022
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 4250 OF 2022
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 719 OF 2020
Viraj Chetan Shah ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Anr ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 837 OF 2020
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Gaurav Tayal ...Petitioner
Versus
Bureau of Immigration & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 140 OF 2021
Attaluri Venkateswara Prasad & Anr ...Petitioners
Versus
Bureau of Immigration & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 195 OF 2021
Anil Bhanwarlal Mehta ...Petitioner
Versus
Bureau of Immigration & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 1762 OF 2021
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 532 OF 2021
Keshav Ashok Punj ...Petitioner
Versus Versus
Bureau of Immigration & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 2200 OF 2021
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 342 OF 2022
Anil M Howale ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India through its Ministry of Home ...Respondents
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Afairs & Ors
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 2681 OF 2021
AA Estates Pvt Ltd & Ors ...Petitioners
Versus
State Bank of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 19372 OF 2022
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 2681 OF 2021
Saranga Anilkumar Aggarwal ...Applicant
Versus
A A Estates Private Limited & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1978 OF 2022
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 2681 OF 2021
Gokul Anilkumar Aggarwal & Ors ...Applicants
Versus
A A Estates Private Limited & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 2843 OF 2021
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1029 OF 2020
WITH
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INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 17694 OF 2022
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 6665 OF 2020
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 2624 OF 2021
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 17545 OF 2022
Punit Agarwal ...Applicant
Versus
Reserve Bank of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 3338 OF 2021
Karan Baheti & Anr ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 3775 OF 2021
Kannan Vishwanath ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 3952 OF 2021
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 18587 OF 2022
WITH
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INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.1893 OF 2022
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 3952 OF 2021
Deepak Shenoy ...Petitioner
Versus
State Bank of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.4356 OF 2021
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (ST) NO.7672 OF 2022
IN
WRIT PETITION NO.4356 OF 2021
Rihen Harshad Mehta ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India (through Ministry of Home ...Respondents
Afairs) & Ors
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 5450 OF 2021
Samir Pravin Shah ...Petitioner
Versus
Bureau of Immigration Ministry of Home Afairs ...Respondents
Government of India & Anr
WITH
ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
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WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 18651 OF 2021
Dinanath Soni ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 46 OF 2022
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 17419 OF 2022
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 1468 OF 2022
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 46 OF 2022
Rajendra Kaimal ...Petitioner
Versus
Bank of Baroda & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 63 OF 2022
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 17429 OF 2022
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 1471 OF 2022
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 63 OF 2022
Ajit Kamath ...Petitioner
Versus
Bank of Baroda & Ors ...Respondents
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WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 621 OF 2022
Mamta Kishore Apparao & Anr ...Petitioners
Versus
Bank of Baroda & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 19753 OF 2022
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 621 OF 2022
Shamik Apparao ...Applicant
Versus
Mamta Kishore Apparao & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2149 OF 2022
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 621 OF 2022
Shamik Apparao ...Applicant
Versus
Mamta Kishore Apparao & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 937 OF 2022
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.17564 OF 2022
Pradeep Agarwal ...Petitioner
Versus
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Union of India, Ministry of Home Afairs & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 1998 OF 2022
Zen Digital Media LLP ...Petitioner
Versus
Maharashtra Maritime Board & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 2053 OF 2022
Ariez Rustom Tata ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 2866 OF 2022
Neha Haresh Dharmani ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 3056 OF 2022
Nihar N Parikh ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 5608 OF 2022
Pravin Mehta ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Anr ...Respondents
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WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 5610 OF 2022
Paras Mehta ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India, through the Ministry of Home ...Respondents
Afairs & Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 6654 OF 2022
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3220 0F 2022
Chetan Ramniklal Shah & Anr ...Petitioners
Versus
Union of India, through Foreign Division, ...Respondents
Ministry of Home Afairs & Ors
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (ST) NO. 15104 OF 2022
IN
WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 6654 OF 2022
Chetan Ramniklal Shah & Anr ...Applicants
Versus
Union of India, through Foreign Division, ...Respondents
Ministry of Home Afairs & Ors
WITH
ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 7310 OF 2022
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WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 18195 OF 2022
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1600 OF 2022
IN
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 7310 OF 2022
Anil Dhanpat Agarwal ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India, through the Ministry of Home ...Respondents
Afairs & Ors
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 8821 OF 2022
Purushottam Chhaganlal Mandhana & Ors ...Petitioners
Versus
Union of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 11128 OF 2022
Anju Rajesh Poddar ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 11141 OF 2022
Rajesh Gaurishankar Poddar ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 12086 OF 2022
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Salil Chaturvedi ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 12614 OF 2022
Manappadom Ganapathy Subramaniam ...Petitioner
Versus
Bureau of Immigration & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 12873 OF 2022
Manish Omprakash Garg ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO.14347 OF 2022
Smitesh Shah ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 17482 OF 2022
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2581 OF 2022
Pradeep Agarwal ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 17515 OF 2022
WITH
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INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2580 OF 2022
Pradeep Agarwal ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors ...Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 17810 OF 2022
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 19182 OF 2022
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 17823 OF 2022
IN
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 17810 OF 2022
Harbhajan Singh & Anr ...Petitioners
Versus
Bureau of Immigration & Ors ...Respondents
Dr Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate, with Sanchit Bhogale, Krushi
Barfiwala, i/b Parinam Law Associates, for the Petitioner in
WP-719/2020.
Dr Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate, with Sanchit Bhogale, Rhia
Marshall & Aditi Tiwari, for the Petitioner in WPL-
14347/2022.
Dr Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate, with Sanchit Bhogale, Anirudh
Purushothaman, i/b Parth Shah, for the Applicants in IAL-
19372/2022, IA-1978/2022 & WP-2681/2021.
Mr Dharam Jumani, with Suraj Iyer, Gauri Joshi, Mihir Nerurkar,
i/b Ganesh & Co, for the Petitioner in WPL-7310/2022,
WPL-11128/2022, WPL-11141/2022 and WPL-12873/2022.
Mr Dharam Jumani, i/b Chandrika Prajapati, for the Petitioner in
WPL-12086/2022.
Ms Kajal Singh, for the Petitioner in WP-5450/2021.
Mr Amit Shastri, AGP, for Respondent No.5-State in WP-
2866/2022.
Mrs Uma Palsuledesai, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP-
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3056/2022.
Mrs Uma Palsuledesai, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WPL-
7310/2022.
Mr LT Satelkar, AGP, for Respondent -State in WPL-12086/2022.
Mr PG Sawant, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP-4356/2021 &
WPST-6654/2022.
Mr Anil Singh, ASG, with NR Bubna & Pooja Singh, for
Respondent No.1-UOI in WP-51/2020.
Ms Shaista Pathan, with Pooja Shah, i/b Y & A Legal, for the
Petitioner in WP-4356/2021.
Ms Vaishali Bhilare, for Respondent No.2-Indian Bank in WP-
837/2020
Ms Vaishali Bhilare, for Respondent No.5-Indian Bank in WP-
3056/2022.
Mr YR Mishra, with Ajinkya Jaibhave, for Respondent No.1 & 3-
UOI in WP-162/2020.
Mr YS Bhate, with Ajinkya Jaibhave, for Respondent-UOI & Bureau
of Immigration in WP-2843/2021, WPL-18651/2021, WP-
2866/2022 & WPL-17810/2022.
Ms Manasi Pawar, i/b Shivaji Masal, for Petitioners in WP-
2200/2021.
Mr Aamir Ali Shaikh, i/b DhruvLaddha, for the Petitioner in WP-
2053/2022.
Mr Dhaval Patil, with Mihir Mody, i/b K Ashar & Co, for
Respondent No.2 in WP-621/2022.
Mr Mohamedali M Chunawala, with DP Singh, i/b AA Ansari, for
Respondent No.1 in WPL/6654/2022.
Ms Yahya Batatawala, with Uma Chatterjee, i/b Meghna Rao, for
Respondent No.4 in WP-3056/2022.
Mr Pratyush Ranjan, with Santosh Salekar, i/b Halai & Co, for the
Petitioner in WP-51/2020, WP-837/2020, WPL-12614/2022
& WPL-17810/2020.
Mr Shivani Kumbhojkar, i/b The Law Point, for Petitioner in WP-
1762/2021.
Mr Arun Panickar, for the Petitioner in WP-2866/2022.
Mr Dharmesh S Joshi, with Supriya V Harugade, i/b TD Joshi &
Associates, for the Petitioners in WPL-5608/2022 & WPL-
5610/2022.
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Ms Gulnar Mistry, with Subit Chakrabarti, Shantam Mandhyan,
Apurva Pawar & Abhay Jariwala, i/b Vidhi Partners, for the
Petitioner in WP-3338/2021.
Mr Yash Dhakad, i/b Tushar A Goradia, for the Petitioner in WP-
3056/2022.
Mr Adit Phatak,i/b BLAC & Co, for RBI in WP-2681/2021.
Mr Anil Singh, with NR Bubna, Pooja Singh & Drishti Saigal, for
Respondent No.1-UOI in WP-51/2020.
Mr Dashrath A Dube, for Respondent No.2-UOI in WP-2681/2021.
Mr Rashmin Jain, with Ravi Gandhi, Hersh Choksi, i/b Kanga &
Co, for the Petitioner in WP-937/2022, WPL-17482/2022 &
WPL-17515/2022.
Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respondent No.1-Bank of Baroda in
WP-2681/2021.
Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for the Respondent Nos.2 to 7 in WPL-
12614/2022.
Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respondent No.2-Bank of Baroda in
IA-532/2021 in WP-1762/2021.
Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for the Respondent-State Bank of India
in WP-2053/2022.
Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respondent No.3-Bank of Baroda in
WPL-11141/2022.
Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respondent No.3-Bank of Baroda in
WPL-8821/2022.
Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respondent No.3-Bank of Baroda in
WPL-11128/2022.
Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respondent No.3-Bank of Baroda in
WP-937/2022.
Mrs Rathina Maravarman, for Respondent No.1-Bank of Baroda in
WP-2681/2021.
Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shinde, Niyati Merchant, Yash
Dhruva, Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partners , for Respondent
No.2 in WP-162/2020.
Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shinde, Niyati Merchant, Yash
Dhruva, Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partners, for Respondent
No.2 in WP-719/2020.
Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shinde, Niyati Merchant, Yash
Dhruva, Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partners, for Respondent
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No.2 in WP-140/2021.
Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Mr Prakash Shinde, Niyati Merchant, Mr
Yash Dhruva, Mr Harsh Sheth i/b MDP & Partners, for
Respondent No.3 in WP-195/2021.
Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shinde, Niyati Merchant, Yash
Dhruva, Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partners , for Respondent
No.2 in WP-2624/2021.
Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shinde, Niyati Merchant, Yash
Dhruva, Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partners, for Respondent
No.3 in WP-3338/2021.
Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shinde, Niyati Merchant, Yash
Dhruva, Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partners, for Respondent
No.3 in WP-3775/2021.
Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shinde, Niyati Merchant, Yash
Dhruva & Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partners, for Respondent
No.3 in WP-4356/2021.
Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shinde, Niyati Merchant, Yash
Dhruva & Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partners, for Respondent
No.3 in WP-2866/2022 .
Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shinde, Niyati Merchant, Yash
Dhruva, Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partners, for Respondent
No.3 in WPL-5608/2022.
Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shinde, Niyati Merchant, Yash
Dhruva, Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partners, for Respondent
No.3 in WPL-5610/2022.
Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shinde, Niyati Merchant, Yash
Dhruva, Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partners, for Respondent
No.2 in WPL-6654/2022.
Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shinde, Niyati Merchant, Yash
Dhruva, Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partners, for Respondent
No.3, 11 and 15 in WPL-14347/2022.
Mr Nishit Dhruva, with Prakash Shinde, Niyati Merchant, Yash
Dhruva, Harsh Sheth, i/b MDP & Partners, for Respondent
No.3 in WP-17482/2022.
Mr Preet Chheda, for the Petitioner in WPL-18651/2021.
Mr Anant Bamne, ib AR Bamne & Co, for Respondent No.2-Bank
of Baroda in WPL-17810/2022.
Mr Anant Bamne, ib AR Bamne & Co, for Respondent No.2-Bank
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of Baroda in IA-2573/2022 in WPL-18651/2021.
Mr Hara Kar, with Ronak K Parekh, i/b Interjuris, for Respondent
No.1 in WP-621/2022.
Mr Bhalchandra Palav, with Aniket Dighe, i/b Link Legal, for the
Petitioner in WP-63/2022.
Mr Bhalchandra Palav, with Aniket Dighe, i/b Link Legal, for the
Petitioner in WP-46/2022.
Mr YS Bhate, with Pavan Patil, for Respondent-UOI in WPL-12614-
2022.
Mr Dhanesh Shah, for Respondent-UOI in WP-719/2020, WP-
837/2020 & WP-195/2021.
Ms Neeta Solanki, for the Petitioner in WP-3952/2021.
Mr Anil Singh, ASG,with Rui Rodrigues, YR Mishra, YS Bhate, DA
Dube, Sandesh Patil, Aditya Thakkar, DP Singh, Ashish
Mehta, Ajinkya Jaibhave, Savita Ganoo, Deepak Shukla,
Smita Thakur, Pravav Thakur, Chaitanya Chavan, Dhanesh
Shah & Mohamedali M Chunawala, for the Respondent-
Union of India in all LOC matters.
CORAM G.S. Patel &
Madhav J. Jamdar, JJ.
DATED: 4th July 2022 PC:-
1. Arguments concluded. Reserved for judgment.
2. Ad-interim relief if any, to continue till then.
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