Bombay High Court
HUSSAIN ADMJEE PEERBHOYversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE AND FOREST DEPT. AND ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The writ petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Ali Akbar Adamjee Peerbhoy, failed to appear when called for hearing in his writ petition against the State of Maharashtra. The Court dismissed the petition for non‑prosecution. Consequently, the interim application (No. 11443 of 2025) filed in the same proceedings was held to have no existence and was also disposed of. No substantive merits of the petition were considered. The dismissal was entered by a two‑judge bench of the Bombay High Court.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner's failure to appear
Subjects
- dismissal
- non‑prosecution
- interim application
- writ petition
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
Digitally
signed by
WAKLE
WAKLE MANOJ
MANOJ JANARDHAN Manoj 59-WP-3979-2016.doc
JANARDHAN Date:
2026.02.09
11:04:11
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.3979 OF 2016
Ali Akbar Adamjee Peerbhoy …..Petitioner
Vs.
The State of Maharashtra
Through Its Principal Secretary,
Revenue and Forest Department & Ors. …..Respondents
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO.11443 OF 2025
Hussain Adamjee Peerbhoy …..Applicant
In the matter between :-
Ali Akbar Adamjee Peerbhoy …..Petitioner
Vs.
The State of Maharashtra
Through Its Principal Secretary,
Revenue and Forest Department & Ors. …..Respondents
__________________________________________
None for the Petitioner.
Mr. Harshad Sathe a/w Mr. Shyamsundar Patil, Mr. Laukik Jadhav &
Mr. Yash Palan i/b. Leo Legal Attorneys for the Applicant in IA/11443/2025.
Mr. Subhash A. Nalavade, for the Respondent No.6 in WP/3979/2016 &
IA(ST)/2555/2022 and Applicant/Intervenor in IA/3606/2025 &
IA/3607/2025.
Smt. Sulbha D. Chipade, AGP for the Respondent-State.
__________________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
SHYAM C. CHANDAK, JJ.
DATE : 28th JANUARY, 2026.
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P.C.:-
1) None for Petitioner, when called out for hearing.
2) Dismissed for non-prosecution.
3) In view of dismissal of Petition, Interim Application No. 11443
of 2025 filed therein does not survive and is accordingly disposed off.
(SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.) (A.S. GADKARI, J.)
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