1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICUATURE AT MUMBAI ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 116 OF 2010 IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 137 OF 2009 Amit Maru & Anr. .. ... Petitioners. Versus General Manager, Western Railway & Ors. .. ... Respondents. Mr. Y. P. Singh with Mr. Kiran Bhalerao for the Petitioners. Ms. Shradha Chavan with Mr. Suresh Kumar for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. Mr. D. A. Nalawade, Government Pleader for Respondent No.4. Mr. D. J. Khambatta, Addl. Solicitor General with Mrs. S. V. Bharucha for Respondent No.7. Mr. S. C. Gupte with Mr. Vikas Warerkar i/by M/s. Warerkar & Warerkar for Respondent Nos.8 and 9. Mr. K. K. Singh, Sr. Counsel with Mrs. Shobha Ajitkumar for Respondent No.10. Mr. P. K. Samdani, Sr. Counsel with Mr. Darshan Mehta & Mr. Lalan Gupta i/by M/s.Dhruve Liladhar & Co. for Respondent No.21. Mr. A. S. Khandeparkar i/by M/s. Khandeparkar & Associates for Respondent Nos.22 and 23. CORAM : F. I. REBELLO & A. A. SAYED, JJ. DATED : 30TH APRIL, 2010 P. C.: By the present chamber Summons the petitioners seek to add additional parties as also raise grounds in respect of the same subject matter. On behalf of the Garware Club House, BCCI and MCA, learned Counsel 2 opposes the Chamber Summons. 2. After hearing the parties, we are of the opinion that the Chamber Summons will have to be allowed considering that the grounds raised and the parties sought to be added would be required for disposing of the petition finally. To that extent, in our opinion, the amendment sought does not alter the cause of action, change the nature of the suit or barred by limitation or unjust. Hence the Chamber Summons is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). 3. The amendment to be carried out within four weeks from today. Petitioners to file amended petition and serve amended copy of the petition on the respondents including newly added respondents Sd/- (F.I. REBELLO,J.) Sd/- (A. A. SAYED, J.) 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICUATURE AT MUMBAI ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 137 OF 2009 Amit Maru & Anr. .. ... Petitioners. Versus General Manager, Western Railway & Ors. .. ... Respondents. Mr. Y. P. Singh with Mr. Kiran Bhalerao for the Petitioners. Ms. Shradha Chavan with Mr. Suresh Kumar for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. Mr. D. A. Nalawade, Government Pleader for Respondent No.4. Mr. D. J. Khambatta, Addl. Solicitor General with Mrs. S. V. Bharucha for Respondent No.7. Mr. S. C. Gupte with Mr. Vikas Warerkar i/by M/s. Warerkar & Warerkar for Respondent Nos.8 and 9. Mr. K. K. Singh, Sr. Counsel with Mrs. Shobha Ajitkumar for Respondent No.10. Mr. P. K. Samdani, Sr. Counsel with Mr. Darshan Mehta & Mr. Lalan Gupta i/by M/s.Dhruve Liladhar & Co. for Respondent No.21. Mr. A. S. Khandeparkar i/by M/s. Khandeparkar & Associates for Respondent Nos.22 and 23. CORAM : F. I. REBELLO & A. A. SAYED, JJ. DATED : 30TH APRIL, 2010 P. C.: As additional grounds have been raised and parties are added, it will be open to the newly added respondents to file their reply. In so far as the parties, who are already there in the petition, it will be open to them to file additional reply, if any. Copy of the reply should be given in advance to the 4 petitioners. 2. Place the matter on board on 2nd July, 2010. Sd/- (F.I. REBELLO,J.) Sd/- (A. A. SAYED, J.)