Bombay High Court

SONALI ARVIND NADKARNIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

Decided: 17 June 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Sonali Arvind Nadkarni, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court. She failed to appear for the hearing and, after June 19, 2019, neither she nor her counsel took any steps to circulate the petition. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the court considered whether the petition could continue in the absence of any action by the petitioner. It held that the petition must be dismissed for non‑prosecution. The dismissal was entered, ending the proceedings.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner’s failure to appear and to take steps to pursue the petition

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
criminal appellate jurisdiction
failure to appear
high court

Judgment

DTG                                                           192-Wp.1491.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 1491 OF 2019

Sonali Arvind Nadkarni                                       … Petitioner
         V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                              … Respondents
                    _______________________________________

None for Petitioner.

Mr. Ashish I. Satpute, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
                 _______________________________________

                            CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                    KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                            DATE  : 17th June 2026

P.C. :

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

2)              Record indicates that, after 19th June 2019, neither the Petitioner

nor her 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. )




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