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

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 noted the petitioner's apparent lack of interest in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the judges held that the petition could not be entertained further. The petition was dismissed on the ground of non‑prosecution. No substantive merits of the case were examined. The order was pronounced by Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner's absence and failure to circulate the petition.

Subjects

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

Judgment

DTG                                                            173-wp-1362-2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 1362 OF 2019

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

Petitioner in person is not present.

Mr. J.P. Yagnik, 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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