Bombay High Court

LOKESH SOKHELAL SENversusMUNILAL SADHULAL RAWAT @ ADIVASI AND ORS.

Decided: 6 February 2026
Disposal: Dismissed
Bench: JITENDRA SHANTILAL JAIN

Holding

The appeal and the interim application are dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The appellant, Lokesh Sokhelal Sen, filed an interim application in a first appeal. No counsel appeared for the appellant on the scheduled dates of 29 January 2026 and 6 February 2026. Consequently, the court listed the matter for dismissal due to lack of prosecution. The court dismissed both the appeal and the interim application for want of prosecution. Any interim relief that might have been granted earlier is vacated.

Issues considered

Whether the interim application and the appeal should be dismissed for want of prosecution

Subjects

interim application
dismissal
want of prosecution
civil appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

                                                                                 907-IA-1334-2014.doc




                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                         CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                     INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1334 OF 2024
                                                      IN
                                      FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO.13156 OF 2021

                      Lokesh Sokhelal Sen                               … Applicant / Appellant
                                   V/s.
                      Munilal Sadhulal Rawat @
                      Adivasi And Ors.                                  … Respondents
SHARADA
RANGNATH
WAHULE
Digitally signed by
SHARADA
                                      ____________________________________
RANGNATH WAHULE
Date: 2026.02.07
10:50:28 +0530


                      None for the Applicant / Appellant.
                      Ms. Pallavi Khale i/b Ms. Komal Punjabi, Advocate for the Respondents.

                                      ____________________________________

                                                    CORAM         : JITENDRA JAIN, J.


                                                    DATED         : 6th FEBRUARY 2026
                      P.C.:

                      1.      On 29th January, 2026, none appeared for the appellant.
                      Therefore, the matter was listed today for dismissal. Today also, the
                      same position continues.

                      2.      The appeal and the application are dismissed for want of
                      prosecution. Interim relief, if any, granted shall stand vacated.



                                                                (JITENDRA JAIN, J.)




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