Bombay High Court

RAMPRASAD TULSHIRAM RAUTversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: KISHORE C SANT SUSHIL M GHODESWAR

Holding

The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Ramprasad Tulshiram Raut, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench. The Court had previously ordered on 10 March 2026 that the petition must be argued on the next date, otherwise it would be dismissed for want of prosecution. The petitioner failed to appear on the scheduled date despite the order. The Court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the petition. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether the petition should be dismissed for want of prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear after a specific court order

Subjects

writ petition
dismissal
want of prosecution
civil procedure
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:15306-DB


                                                                              14662.17wp
                                                    (1)

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                               61 WRIT PETITION NO. 14662 OF 2017

                              RAMPRASAD TULSHIRAM RAUT
                                        VERSUS
                         THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                                   …..
                Mr K. N. Lokhande, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 4/State
                                             …..

                                          CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT
                                                        AND
                                                  SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, JJ.

                                            DATE : 08th APRIL 2026

                PER COURT :-


                1.             Inspite of specific order of this Court dated 10/03/2026

                that, if the petition is not argued on the next date, this Court would be

                constrained to dismiss the petition for want of prosecution, none is

                appeared for the petitioner even today. It seems that the petitioner is

                not interested in prosecuting this petition.

                2.             This petition is, therefore, dismissed for want of

                prosecution.




                [SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.]                      [KISHORE C. SANT, J.]

                sjk

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