Bombay High Court

M/S. WELLBERT PHARMACEUTICALS (BOMBAY) PVT. LTD.versusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Decided: 9 March 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

M/s. Wellbert Pharmaceuticals (Bombay) Pvt. Ltd filed a writ petition before the High Court of Bombay challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner failed to appear when called for hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the petition thereafter. The court observed that the petitioner was not interested in pursuing the petition. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.

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

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
criminal appellate jurisdiction
High Court of Bombay

Judgment

                   KSG                                                          25-WP-1396-2016.doc



                                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                         CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                           WRIT PETITION NO. 1396 OF 2016

                   M/s. Wellbert Pharmaceuticals
                   (Bombay) Pvt. Ltd                                           … Petitioner
                            V/s.
                   State of Maharashtra & Ors                                  … Respondents
                                       _______________________________________

                   None for the Petitioner.
                   Ms. M.M. Deshmukh, Acting P.P. a/w Ms. P.P. Shinde, A.P.P. for Respondent
                   No.1-State.
                                   _______________________________________

                                               CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                       KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                                               DATE  : 9th MARCH 2026
                   P.C. :

                   1)              None for Petitioner, when called out for hearing.

       Digitally
                   2)              That, after 3rd May 2017, the Petitioner and/or his Advocate has
       signed by
       KIRAN
KIRAN SANJAY
SANJAY GHUGE
GHUGE 2026.03.17
       Date:

       19:22:00
       +0530
                   not taken any steps to circulate the Petition, even for 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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