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Bombay High Court

AMIT GANPAT YADAVversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THORU.ITS PRINCIPAL SEC. STATE EXCISE DEPT AND ORS

Decided
Disposal
Dismissed

Holding

The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Amit Ganpat Yadav, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court. No counsel appeared on his behalf, indicating a loss of interest in pursuing the case, likely due to the passage of time. The court noted the lack of prosecution and, consequently, dismissed the petition for want of prosecution. No substantive factual or legal issues were addressed. The dismissal was pronounced by Justice Aarti Sathe on 6 October 2026.

Issues considered

  • Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for want of prosecution due to the petitioner's failure to appear or pursue the case

Subjects

  • writ petition
  • dismissal
  • want of prosecution
  • civil appellate jurisdiction
  • Bombay High Court

Judgment

                                                                   30-WP-14551-2024.DOC



              IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                     CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                      WRIT PETITION NO. 14551 OF 2024

Amit Ganpat Yadav                                             ...Petitioner(s)

         Versus

The State of Maharashtra thr. Its Principal
Sec. State Excise Dept. and others                            ...Respondent(s)

_________________________________________________________________
None for the Petitioner.
Ms. Rachana Harpale h/f Adv. N.P. Deshpande, for Respondent No. 5.
Adv. P.V. Nelson Rajan, AGP, for Respondent-State.
_________________________________________________________________

                       CORAM:      AARTI SATHE, J.

                       DATE:       06th OCTOBER, 2026

P.C.

         None appears on behalf of the Petitioner. It seems that the Petitioner has

lost interest in prosecuting the present Petition on account of passage of time. In

view thereof, the Writ Petition stands dismissed for want of prosecution.




                                                  (AARTI SATHE, J.)




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