Bombay High Court

D.S. KULKARNI DEVELOPERS LIMITEDversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Decided: 17 June 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner filed a writ petition on 14 January 2019 in the Bombay High Court. No appearance was made by the petitioner or his counsel at any hearing, and the court record shows that the petitioner made no effort to circulate the petition. The court inferred that the petitioner was not interested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution. As a result, the pending interim application (No. 1224 of 2026) was also disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear or take steps to advance the petition.

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
court procedure
high court

Judgment

DTG                                                         101-Wp.584.2019.doc



             IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                    CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                     WRIT PETITION NO. 584 OF 2019
                                 WITH
                  INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1224 OF 2026

Chandrashekhar Dattatraya Karve                         … Petitioner
       V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                         … Respondents
                 _______________________________________
None for Petitioner.
Mr. Ashish I. Satpute, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
Mr. Akshay Doctor a/w Mr. Parag Sawant, Mr. Shadad Khan, Mr. B. Singh and
Mr. Aaryan Parab i/b P.S. Chambers for DS Kulkarni Developers Ltd.
                 _______________________________________
                          CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                        KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                          DATE       : 17th June 2026
P.C. :

1)           None for the Petitioner when called out for hearing.

2)           Record indicates that, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e.

14th January 2019, neither the Petitioner nor his Advocate has taken any

steps to circulate the Petition, even once.

2.1)         It appears that, the Petitioner is not interested in pursuing the

Petition.

3)           Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.

4)           In view of disposal of Petition, Interim Application No. 1224 of

2026 pending therein, does not survive and is accordingly disposed off.


             ( KAMAL KHATA, J. )                    ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )


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