Bombay High Court

ATUL PROPERTIESversusASHOKKUMAR SATPAL MEHRA

Decided: 17 January 2026
Disposal: Dismissed
Bench: ARIF S DOCTOR

Holding

The application is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The applicant failed to appear before the court on the scheduled date. Consequently, the court inferred that the applicant was not interested in pursuing the civil application. No arguments or evidence were presented. The court therefore dismissed the application for want of prosecution. No further orders were made.

Issues considered

Whether the court can dismiss a civil application for want of prosecution when the applicant fails to appear

Subjects

civil procedure
want of prosecution
dismissal

Judgment

                                        1/1                 6-CAA-939-2016 (C).DOC



                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                         CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION


                   CIVIL APPLICATION IN AO NO. 939 OF 2016
                                        IN
                    APPEAL FROM ORDER(L) NO. 9193 OF 2016


Atul Properties                                                      ...Applicant
        Versus
Ashokkumar Satpal Mehra                                              ...Respondent
                                      WITH
                   CIVIL APPLICATION IN AO NO. 837 OF 2016
                                        IN
                    APPEAL FROM ORDER(L) NO. 9173 OF 2016
                                      WITH
                   CIVIL APPLICATION IN AO NO. 838 OF 2016
                                        IN
                    APPEAL FROM ORDER(L) NO. 9185 OF 2016
                                     _______
None present for the Applicant.
                                     _______
                            CORAM        :      ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.
                            DATE         :      17th JANUARY, 2026
P.C.
1.      Today none is present on behalf of the Applicant.

2.      Hence, it is clear that the Applicant is not desirous of prosecuting the

captioned Civil Application in Appeal from Order, the same is thus dismissed for

want of prosecution.




                                                  [ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.]




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