: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO.1272 OF 2007 IN SUIT NO.1777 OF 2004 Salma A. Makati & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Shabbir S. Shamsuddin & Anr. ....Defendants And M/s.Raj Bucket Factory ....Applicant Mr.Rashid Khan i/b M/s.Zaidy & Co. for the Plaintiffs. Mr.Sanjay Jain with Mr.Sunil Gangan i/b M/s.RMG Law for Defendant No.1 - Applicant in Chamber Summons No.414 of 2007. Mr.Madhav Jamdar for the Applicant in Chamber Summons No.1272 of 2007. CORAM : S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. DATED : 3RD MARCH, 2008. P.C. : 1. The Chamber Summons has been filed by M/s.Raj Bucket Factory, a registered partnership firm for being impleaded as a party Defendant. The suit is for administration of the estate of one Shamsuddin Esufali Pachorawala. Initially the deceased, Plaintiff No.2 and Defendant No.3 were the partners of the firm. On 26.5.1978, Defendant No.1 was made a partner of the firm. On 20.9.1991 one Ebrahim and Mohammed, sons of Defendant No.1 were admitted to the benefits of the : 2 : partnership. On 1.4.2001 the wife of Defendant No.1 - Shameem was made a partner of the firm. On behalf of the Applicant, it is contended that the properties in respect whereof the administration is sought in the suit belong to the partnership firm by virtue of the deed of 21.11.1969. 2. It is not necessary to consider the merits of the contention as to whether the properties had in fact been brought into the said firm/applicant. Interim orders including for appointment of a Court Receiver of some of the properties have been passed. If the contention of the Applicant namely that the properties were brought into, the Applicant partnership firm are correct the rights of other partners of the firm are affected. This would be so even if the firm stood dissolved on the date of the death of the deceased on 18.5.1997. Admittedly the said Ebrahim, Mohammed and their mother Shameem are not parties to the suit. 3. In the circumstances, the Chamber Summons is made absolute in terms of prayer (a). The amendment to be carried out within four weeks from today.