Bombay High Court
NAINALI PRASAD CHAWATHEversusMILIND ASHOK GORE
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The suit and petition are dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The plaintiff, Nainali Prasad Chawathe, filed a testamentary suit and petition in the Bombay High Court. The defendants complied with a prior direction to appear, but the plaintiff failed to appear on the scheduled hearing dates. The court noted that the plaintiff was not desirous of prosecuting the suit. Consequently, the court dismissed the testamentary suit and petition for want of prosecution. No pending civil or interim applications remain, and they are also disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the testamentary suit and petition should be dismissed for want of prosecution due to the plaintiff's failure to appear.
Subjects
- testamentary suit
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- civil procedure
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
TESTAMENTARY AND INTESTATE JURISDICTION
TESTAMENTARY SUIT NO. 60 OF 2015
IN
TESTAMENTARY PETITION NO. 1618 OF 2014
Nainali Prasad Chawathe … Plaintiff
Vs.
Milind Ashok Gore … Defendant
_______
Mr. Rushikesh S. Kekane i/b Mr. S. C. Kekane for Defendants.
_______
CORAM : ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.
DATE : 5TH OCTOBER, 2026.
P.C.
1. The matter was placed on Board for dismissal today, in the backdrop of the
previous order dated 28th September, 2026, which reads thus:
“1. Learned counsel for the Defendants has invited my
attention to the order dated 18th August 2026, which
reads thus :
“1. Mr. Gandhi appearing for Petitioner submits
that he is unable to contact the Petitioner.
2. Stand over to 25th August, 2026 (High on
Digitally
signed by
Board).”
SAIRAJ
SAIRAJ SANJAY
KARANDE
2. Today, once again, none is present on behalf of the
SANJAY
KARANDE Date:
2026.10.06 Plaintiff. However, the matter was circulated at the
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instance of the Defendants, it would not be proper to
dismiss the matter today.
Sairaj
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3. Stand over to 5th October, 2026 under the caption
“For Dismissal”.
4. Let notice of the next date of hearing be served upon
the Plaintiff.”
2. Learned counsel appearing for Defendants in compliance of the previous
order, has today tendered an Affidavit of service dated 5 th October, 2026 by
which he points out that Defendants have duly complied with the directions
contained in the previous order.
3. Despite this, none had appeared on behalf of the Plaintiff today.
4. It is therefore, clear that Plaintiff is not desirous of prosecuting the
captioned Testamentary Suit and therefore, Testamentary Suit and Testamentary
Petition stand dismissed for want of prosecution.
5. Nothing survives for consideration in pending civil/interim applications, if
any, and the same stand disposed of.
(ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.)
Sairaj
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