Bombay High Court
RAVI KISHOR GANATRAversusSENIOR INSPECTOR JUHU POLICE STATION AND ANR.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Ravi Kishor Ganatra, filed a writ petition on 11 December 2020 but failed to appear for any hearing. The record shows that neither the petitioner nor his counsel circulated the petition even once after filing. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the petition was deemed abandoned. The judges dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑prosecution, thereby terminating the proceedings.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner’s failure to appear and pursue the case
Subjects
- petition dismissal
- non‑prosecution
- court procedure
- writ petition
Judgment
ssm 102-wp1379.2021.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 1379 OF 2021
Ravi Kishor Ganatra …..Petitioner
Vs.
Senior Inspector
Juhu Police Station & Anr. …..Respondents
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None for the Petitioner.
Shri. J.P. Yagnik APP, for the Respondent-State.
____________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 29th AUGUST, 2026.
P.C.:-
1) None for the Petitioner when called out for hearing.
2) Record indicates that, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e.
11th December, 2020, neither the Petitioner nor his Advocate has 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.)
Digitally signed
by SANJIV
SANJIV SHARNAPPA
SHARNAPPA MASHALKAR 1/1
MASHALKAR Date:
2026.09.07
17:01:02 +0530
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