Bombay High Court
PLAZA HOTELS PVT. LTD. THROUGH RAVSAHEB RANBA PATILversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
Plaza Hotels Pvt. Ltd. filed a writ petition on 11 March 2019 in the Bombay High Court. No steps were taken by the petitioner or its counsel to advance the petition after filing. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of non-prosecution. The dismissal was ordered without any further hearing.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for non-prosecution when the petitioner fails to take any steps to pursue it.
Subjects
- dismissal
- non‑prosecution
- writ petition
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
DTG 164-Wp.1332.2019.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 1332 OF 2019
Plaza Hotels Pvt. Ltd.
Through Ravsaheb Ranba Patil … Petitioner
V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents
_______________________________________
None for Petitioner.
Smt. P.P. Shinde, 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.
11th March 2019, neither the Petitioner nor its 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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