Bombay High Court

HAJI MUJAMIL HAJIVALI MOHAMMADversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

Decided: 17 June 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner filed a writ petition on 22 February 2019 in the Bombay High Court but failed to appear for hearing and made no effort to circulate the petition thereafter. The court noted the petitioner's apparent lack of interest in pursuing the matter. The issue before the court was whether the petition could be dismissed for non‑prosecution. The judges held that the petition should be dismissed due to the petitioner's inaction. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for non‑prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear and take steps to pursue the petition

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
criminal appellate jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

DTG                                                            142-Wp.1020.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 1020 OF 2019

Haji Mujamil Hajivali Mohammad                               … Petitioner
         V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                              … Respondents
                    _______________________________________

None for Petitioner.

Mr. Ashish I. Satpute, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
                 _______________________________________

                             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.

22nd February 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)              Dismissed for non-prosecution.




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


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