Bombay High Court

MADHURI PRITAM CHOUDHARIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

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

Madhuri Pritam Choudhari filed Writ Petition No. 130 of 2019 on 8 January 2019 in the High Court of Bombay. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing and neither she nor her counsel took any steps to circulate the petition after filing. The court noted that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the relief sought. Consequently, the Court held that the petition could not be entertained further. The petition was therefore dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for non‑prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear and does not take steps to pursue the petition?

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
court dismissal
procedural default
high court

Judgment

DTG                                                            58-wp130.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                         WRIT PETITION NO. 130 OF 2019

Madhuri Pritam Choudhari                                     … Petitioner
         V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                              … Respondents
                    _______________________________________

None for Petitioner.

Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre, 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.

8th January 2019, neither the Petitioner nor her 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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