Bombay High Court

MR.RAJENDRA KASHINATH ROHEKAR AND ANR.versusUNION OF INDIA THROUGH GENERAL MANAGER CENTRAL RAILWAY

Decided: 8 January 2026
Disposal: Dismissed
Bench: ARIF S DOCTOR

Holding

The appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The appellants, Mr. Rajendra Kashinath Rohekar and another, failed to appear before the Bombay High Court for the first appeal filed against the Union of India (Central Railway). The court noted that the appellants also did not appear at the earlier hearing on 15 January 2020. Since the appellants showed no desire to prosecute the appeal, the court dismissed the appeal for want of prosecution. No substantive merits of the case were considered. The order was pronounced by Justice Arif S. Doctor on 8 January 2026.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate consequence when an appellant fails to appear and shows no desire to prosecute an appeal?

Subjects

civil procedure
dismissal
want of prosecution
high court
non-appearance

Judgment

                                        1/1                21-FA-498-2018 (C).DOC



                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                    ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
                         CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION


                         FIRST APPEAL NO. 498 OF 2018


Mr.rajendra Kashinath Rohekar And Anr.                               ...Appellants
        Versus
Union Of India Through General Manager Central Railway               ...Respondent
                                     _______
None present for the Appellants.
                                     _______
                            CORAM        :      ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.
                            DATE         :      8th JANUARY, 2026


P.C.


1.      None has appeared for the Appellants.

2.      The previous order also shows that none had appeared for the Appellants,

when the matter was listed on 15 th January, 2020.

3.      Hence, it is clear that the Appellants are not desirous of prosecuting the

First Appeal, the same is thus dismissed for want of prosecution.




                                                 [ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.]




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