Bombay High Court

NEETA SADANAND PAGDHAREversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. ITS SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND ORS

Decided: 22 September 2026
Disposal: Allowed

Holding

The court restored the writ petition to the file in the interest of justice.

Summary

Mrs. Neeta Sadanand Pagdhare filed Writ Petition No. 15634 of 2024 before the Bombay High Court, which was dismissed on 19 August 2026 for want of prosecution. The petitioner filed Interim Application No. 7411 of 2026 seeking restoration of the dismissed petition. The court examined the averments made in the interim application. It held that, in the interest of justice, the petition should be restored to the court's file. Accordingly, the interim application was disposed of and the writ petition was restored.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition dismissed for want of prosecution should be restored to the court's file.

Subjects

writ petition
restoration
want of prosecution
interim application
civil appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

            Digitally
            signed by
                                                                                   3-IA 7411-26 IN WP 15634-24.DOC
            PRAJAKTA
 PRAJAKTA   SAGAR
 SAGAR      VARTAK
 VARTAK     Date:
            2026.09.24
            15:18:38
            +0530


Prajakta Vartak
                                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                        CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                      INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 7411OF 2026
                                                      IN
                                        WRIT PETITION NO. 15634 OF 2024

            Mrs. Neeta Sadanand Pagdhare                               ...Applicant/Petitioner
                   Vs.
            The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                            ...Respondents
                                                        _________

            Mr. Y. B. Lengare with Mr. Aditya Gaikwad for Applicant/Petitioner.
            Mr. A. R. Deolekar, AGP for State.
                                                 __________

                                                       CORAM:          G. S. KULKARNI &
                                                                       DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ.
                                                       DATE:           22 SEPTEMBER 2026.

            P.C.

            1.           By this interim application, the applicant/petitioner seeks restoration of the writ
            petition, which was dismissed for want of prosecution by an order dated 19 August
            2026.

            2.           We have perused the averments as made in the interim application. In our
            opinion, it is in the interest of justice that the petition is restored to the file of this Court.

            3.           The interim application stands disposed of accordingly.




            (DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.)                                           (G. S. KULKARNI, J.)




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