Bombay High Court
VILAS SURYAKANT MAYEKARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
Vilas Suryakant Mayekar filed Writ Petition No. 1203 of 2021 on 11 November 2020 in the Bombay High Court seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra and others. The petitioner failed to appear for the scheduled hearing and, according to the record, made no effort to circulate the petition after filing. The court noted that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the judges A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑prosecution. No substantive arguments or evidence were presented, and the dismissal was entered without further hearing.
Issues considered
- Whether the petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner’s failure to appear and pursue the case?
Subjects
- writ petition
- non‑prosecution
- dismissal
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
ssm 86-wp1203.2021.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 1203 OF 2021
Vilas Suryakant Mayekar …..Petitioner
Vs.
The State Of Maharashtra & Ors. …..Respondents
____________________________________
None for the Petitioner.
Smt. P.P. Shinde APP, for the Respondent-State.
____________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 29th AUGUST, 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.
11th November, 2020, 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.)
Digitally signed
by SANJIV
SANJIV SHARNAPPA
SHARNAPPA MASHALKAR 1/1
MASHALKAR Date:
2026.09.07
17:01:02 +0530
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