Bombay High Court
SHAHIDA F. BANDALIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Shahida F. Bandali, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing and, after March 12, 2021, neither she nor her counsel took any steps to circulate the petition. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the relief sought. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of non-prosecution. The dismissal was recorded by both judges of the bench.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate consequence when a petitioner fails to appear and does not take steps to advance a writ petition?
Subjects
- non-prosecution
- petition dismissal
- writ petition
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
ssm 96-wp1311.2021.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 1311 OF 2021
Shahida F. Bandali …..Petitioner
Vs.
State Of Maharashtra & Ors. …..Respondents
____________________________________
None for the Petitioner.
Shri. J.P. Yagnik 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, after 12th March, 2021, 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.)
Digitally signed
by SANJIV
SANJIV SHARNAPPA
SHARNAPPA MASHALKAR 1/1
MASHALKAR Date:
2026.09.07
17:01:04 +0530
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