Bombay High Court

RAMESHCHANDRA GOPINATH DASversusMUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER BOMBAY AND ANR.

Decided: 29 September 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Rameshchandra Gopinath Das, filed a writ petition before the High Court of Bombay. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner on the hearing date, nor had any appearance been made on 11 December 2019. The court observed that the petitioner had lost interest in prosecuting the petition. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for want of prosecution due to non-appearance of the petitioner’s counsel?

Subjects

civil procedure
writ petition
dismissal for want of prosecution
high court

Judgment

  2026:BHC-AS:39613

                          Megha                                                         22_wp_13331_2016


                                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                                  CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                                                 WRIT PETITION NO.13331 OF 2016

                          Rameshchandra Gopinath Das                                   ...Petitioner

                                                V/s.

                          Municipal Corporation           of    Greater
                          Bombay and Anr.                                            ...Respondents
                                                            ________________
                          None for the Petitioner.
                          Mr. Santosh Mali for the Respondent -MCGM.
                                                            ________________


                                                                       CORAM: SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.

                                                                        DATED: 29 SEPTEMBER 2026.


                          P.C.:


                          1)          None appears for the Petitioner. None had appeared on 11
                          December 2019 also. It appears that the Petitioner has lost interest in
                          prosecuting the Petition.


                          2)          Petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.


                                                                                   [SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.]




Signed by: Megha S. Parab
                                                                 Page No.1 of 1
Designation: PA To Honourable Judge                            29 September 2026
Date: 29/09/2026 18:46:44

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