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
The petitioner filed a writ petition on 8 March 2019 but failed to appear at the hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the petition thereafter. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. The dismissal was ordered by a bench of Justice A.S. Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for non‑prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear and does not circulate the petition.
Subjects
- non-prosecution
- writ petition
- court procedure
- absence of petitioner
- high court
Judgment
DTG 166-wp-1355-2019.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 1355 OF 2019
Vilas Suryakant Mayekar … Petitioner
V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents
_______________________________________
Petitioner in person is not present.
Mr. Vinod Chate, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
_______________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 17th June 2026
P.C. :
1) Petitioner in person is absent when called out for hearing.
2) Record indicates that, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e.
8th March 2019, the Petitioner has not 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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