Bombay High Court

SAVERA MAJUR SAHKARI SANSTHA LTD THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN ABDUL AJIJ ABDUL SHAKURversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: SACHIN S DESHMUKH

Holding

The petition was dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Savera Majur Sahkari Sanstha Ltd., filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench. The petition was to be heard on 10 July 2026, but the petitioner's counsel was absent. The court recorded the absence and, after no representation was made, posted the matter for dismissal. Applying the principle that a petition must be actively prosecuted, the court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution. The dismissal was entered on 17 July 2026.

Issues considered

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

Subjects

writ petition
dismissal
want of prosecution
procedural law

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:29028
                                                 1                    901-WP-10946-15.odt




                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD


                               WRIT PETITION NO. 10946 OF 2015

                 SAVERA MAJUR SAHKARI SANSTHA LTD THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN
                                  ABDUL AJIJ ABDUL SHAKUR
                                          VERSUS
                         THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                              ...
                      AGP for Respondents No.1 and 2 : Mr. P. P. Dawalkar
                   Advocate for Respondent No.3 : Mr. Subhash K Sawangikar
                                              …


                                          CORAM :        SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.
                                          DATE       :   17-07-2026
                PER COURT:-

                1.    Recording absence of the counsel for the petitioner on

                10.07.2026, the matter was posted for dismissal.         Even today,

                nobody is present for the petitioner. As such, the writ petition

                stands dismissed for want of prosecution.




                                                 [SACHIN S. DESHMUKH]
                                                         JUDGE

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