Bombay High Court

BALVANT RAMRAO AMBADversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Balvant Ramrao Ambad, filed a writ petition in 2019 which was ordered to be listed before a Single Judge on 20 August 2019. The petition was not circulated or listed for a long period, and after a hearing on 25 January 2022, no petitioner appeared. The case was finally listed on 12 August 2026, adjourned to 25 August 2026, and again the petitioner failed to appear. On the subsequent date, the petitioner still did not appear. The Court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution due to the petitioner’s repeated non‑appearance and the inordinate delay.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate consequence when a petitioner repeatedly fails to appear and prosecute a writ petition over an extended period?

Subjects

writ petition
want of prosecution
procedural default
delay
court dismissal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:44666-DB


                          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                     BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                               21 WRIT PETITION NO. 10264 OF 2019

                                     BALVANT RAMRAO AMBAD
                                                VERSUS
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                                  ...
                           Mr. S.R. Kedar, Advocate for petitioner – absent
                          Mr. Sachin G. Joshi, AGP for respondent Nos.1 to 3
                                                  ...

                                                   CORAM :   ROHIT W. JOSHI, J.
                                                   DATE :    28th SEPTEMBER, 2026


            ORDER :


            .             The petition pertains to the year 2019.      Vide order dated

            20.08.2019 petition was ordered to be listed before the Single Judge.

            Thereafter the petition was not circulated and was also not listed for a

            considerable period of time.         On 25.01.2022 none appeared for the

            petitioner. The petition was listed for the first time after the said date on

            12.08.2026.     Since the matter could not reach, it was adjourned to

            25.08.2026.     None appeared for the petitioner even on second call on

            25.08.2026. Today also none appears for the petitioner. Writ Petition stands

            dismissed for want of prosecution.




                                                             ( ROHIT W. JOSHI, J. )
            agd

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