Bombay High Court
MAKKABIBI EBRAHEEM KHAN @ RABIYA EBRAHIM KHAN AND ORS.versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging a decision of the State of Maharashtra. The petitioners failed to appear for the hearing and, after January 7, 2022, did not take any steps to circulate the petition. The court observed that the petitioners appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of non-prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when petitioners fail to appear and do not pursue a writ petition?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- non‑prosecution
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
ssm 108-wp1508.2021.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 1508 OF 2021
Makkabibi Ebraheem Khan
@ Rabiya Ebrahim Khan & Ors. …..Petitioners
Vs.
The State Of Maharashtra & Anr. …..Respondents
____________________________________
None for the Petitioners.
Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre APP, for the Respondent-State.
____________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 29th AUGUST, 2026.
P.C.:-
1) None for Petitioners when called out for hearing.
2) Record indicates that, after 7th January, 2022, neither the
Petitioners nor their Advocates have taken any steps to circulate the
Petition, even once.
2.1) It appears that, the Petitioners are not interested in pursuing
the Petition.
3) Dismissed for non-prosecution.
(KAMAL KHATA, J.) (A.S. GADKARI, J.)
Digitally signed
by SANJIV
SANJIV SHARNAPPA
SHARNAPPA MASHALKAR 1/1
MASHALKAR Date:
2026.09.07
17:01:02 +0530
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