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, Vilas Suryakant Mayekar, filed a writ petition on 8 March 2019 in the Bombay High Court. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the petition since its filing. The respondent State of Maharashtra, represented by Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre, appeared before the court. The court observed that the petitioner showed no interest in pursuing the petition. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑prosecution.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate consequence when a petitioner neither appears in court nor circulates a filed petition?
Subjects
- non‑prosecution
- petition dismissal
- court procedure
- absence of petitioner
Judgment
DTG 175-wp-1364-2019.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 1364 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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