Bombay High Court

THE AURANGABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AURANGABADversusTHE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AURANGABAD AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution as the petitioner’s counsel failed to appear.

Summary

The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation filed writ petition No. 10192 of 2014 against the Deputy Director, Aurangabad and others. The petition was listed before the Hon'ble Justice Sachin S. Deshmukh on 9 September 2026. The counsel representing the petitioner was absent on the scheduled date. The Court noted the non-appearance and recorded that no effort was made to prosecute the petition. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for want of prosecution due to the petitioner’s counsel’s non-appearance?

Subjects

writ petition
dismissal
want of prosecution
procedural default
court procedure

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:41722



                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD



                           49 WRIT PETITION NO. 10192 OF 2014

                       The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation, Aurangabad
                                            VERSUS

                          The Deputy Director, Aurangabad And Others


                                                .......
            Mr. V.M. Jaware, A.G.P. for State
                                                ....…

                                     CORAM : SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.
                                     DATE       : 9th SEPTEMBER, 2026

            PER COURT :


                         Recording absence of the counsel for the petitioner on 2 nd

            September 2026, this petition was kept today. Even when the matter is

            called out today, none present for the petitioner. As such, the petition

            stands dismissed for want of prosecution.




                                                    (SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.)




            fmp/-

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