Bombay High Court

ASHOK GIRDHARILAL KHANDELWALversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: KISHORE C SANT SUSHIL M GHODESWAR

Holding

The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

Ashok Girdharlal Khandelwal filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench. The Court, on 17 April 2026, warned that failure to appear on the next date would result in dismissal for want of prosecution. The petitioner did not appear on the scheduled date of 8 May 2026, indicating a loss of interest in pursuing the petition. The Court considered the prior warning and the petitioner’s non‑appearance as sufficient grounds to deem the petition abandoned. Consequently, the Court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution.

Subjects

writ petition
dismissal
want of prosecution
non‑appearance
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:21090-DB


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                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             WRIT PETITION NO. 11370 OF 2017
                          ASHOK GIRDHARILAL KHANDELWAL
                                          VERSUS
                       THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                              ...
                None for the Petitioner.
                Shri Kirankumar B. Jadhavar, AGP for the Respondents/ State.
                Ms. Kakade (Matkar) Savita P., advocate for Respondent Nos.2
                and 3.
                                              ...
                                   CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT
                                                   &
                                            SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, JJ.

                                   DATE : 08 May 2026
                P. C. :-

                1.           This Court on 17.04.2026 had passed the order in

                clear terms that if none appears for the petitioner on next date,

                this Court would be constrained to dismiss the petition for want

                of prosecution.

                2.           Inspite of this specific order, none appears for the

                petitioner today. It appears that the petitioner has lost interest in

                prosecuting the petition.

                3.           The Writ Petition, therefore, stands dismissed for

                want of prosecution.



        kps     (SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.)              (KISHORE C. SANT, J.)

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