Bombay HC Appoints Sr Adv Nitin Thakker As Legal Guardian And Manager Of All Properties & Assets Of 87-year-old Lawyer Who Is Now Incapacitated [Read Petition]
Live LawThe Bombay High Court while hearing an 'unusual suit' filed by Senior Advocate Nitin Thakker and another advocate who worked for 87-year-old Solicitor and Advocate Kirit Damania previously for several years, Court invoked inherent power under Section 151 of CPC and declared Nitin Thakker as the lawful guardian and manager of all assets and affairs of the octogenarian who is incapacitated. The Bombay High Court while hearing an 'unusual suit' filed by Senior Advocate Nitin Thakker and another advocate who worked for 87-year-old Solicitor and Advocate Kirit Damania previously for several years, Court invoked inherent power under Section 151 of CPC and declared Nitin Thakker as the lawful guardian and manager of all assets and affairs of the octogenarian who is incapacitated at present after he was hospitalised on July 25 and is presently in critical condition. Senior Advocate Sharan Jagtiani appeared on behalf of the two plaintiffs and submitted that Mr.Damania's present hospital bills are significant, over one lakh per day and are being partly paid through his credit cards and partly by his friends and well wishers. Drawing support from Order 32 A of CPC, previous order passed by Justice SJ Kathawalla and Section 151 of CPC, Justice Patel decreed the suit and declared Senior Advocate Nitin Thakker as the lawful guardian.