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Bombay High Court

AMOL PRABHAKAR PANDHAREversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THRU. A.GP. AND ANR

Decided
Disposal
Disposed Off

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Amol Prabhakar Pandhare, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner on two occasions. The court noted the absence of representation and dismissed the petition for non‑prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered. The order was pronounced by Justice Shivkumar Dige on 31 August 2026.

Issues considered

  • What is the appropriate procedural response when a petitioner fails to appear or prosecute a writ petition?

Subjects

  • writ petition
  • non‑prosecution
  • dismissal
  • civil appellate jurisdiction
  • Bombay High Court

Judgment

                                                                            88-WP-14972-2025 (C).doc


      Shubhada S Kadam


                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                         CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                         WRIT PETITION NO. 14972 OF 2025

                      Amol Prabhakar Pandhare                                   ...Petitioner/s
                      Versus
                      The State of Maharashtra Thru. AGP. and anr.              ...Respondent/s

                      _________________________________________________________________

                      None for Petitioner.
                      _________________________________________________________________

                                                           CORAM        :   SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
                                                           DATE         :   31st AUGUST, 2026.
                      P.C. :

                      1.         None for the petitioner. On the last two ocassions also, none

                      was present for the petitioner.

                      2.         Dismissed for non-prosecution.



                                                                      (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)




SHUBHADA
SHANKAR
KADAM
Digitally signed by
SHUBHADA
SHANKAR KADAM
Date: 2026.09.01
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