Bombay High Court
PREM C SOMANIversusABAHA SHUKLA AND ANR.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Prem C. Somani, filed a writ petition but failed to appear for the hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the petition after 17 January 2025. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the petition. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered. The dismissal was entered by the two judges of the Bombay High Court.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate consequence when a petitioner fails to appear and does not pursue a writ petition?
Subjects
- writ petition
- non‑prosecution
- dismissal
- court procedure
Judgment
DTG 200-Wp.1559.2019.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 1559 OF 2019
Prem C. Somani … Petitioner
V/s.
Abha Shukla & Anr. … Respondents
_______________________________________
None for Petitioner.
Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre, 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 17th January 2025, neither the
Petitioner nor his 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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