Bombay High Court

VILAS SURYAKANT MAYEKARversusTHE 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

Petitioner Vilas Suryakant Mayekar filed a writ petition on 8 March 2019. The petitioner was absent when called for hearing on 17 June 2026 and had not taken any steps to circulate the petition since its filing. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the petition. Consequently, the court held that the petition was abandoned. The petition was therefore dismissed for non‑prosecution, without any consideration of its substantive merits.

Issues considered

Whether a petition may be dismissed for non‑prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear and does not circulate the petition.

Subjects

non‑prosecution
petition dismissal
court procedure
absence of petitioner
civil procedure

Judgment

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                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 1359 OF 2019

Vilas Suryakant Mayekar                                      … Petitioner
         V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                              … Respondents
                    _______________________________________

Petitioner in person is not present.

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)              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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