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Bombay High Court

SUMEDHA SUJAY MEHER ALIAS KRUTIKA ARUN VAIDYAversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. ITS SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND ORS

Decided
Disposal
Disposed Off

Holding

The petition was dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Sumedha Sujay Meher, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner and the court noted that the petitioner appeared to have lost interest in prosecuting the case. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. The dismissal was entered by the bench of Justices G. S. Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale.

Issues considered

  • Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for want of prosecution due to the petitioner's failure to appear or pursue the case

Subjects

  • civil procedure
  • writ petition
  • dismissal for want of prosecution
  • Bombay High Court

Judgment

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         PRASHANT
PRASHANT VILAS
                                                                                    42-WP-15632-2024.DOC
VILAS    RANE
RANE     Date:
         2026.08.21
         10:33:52
         +0530




                           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                      CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                    WRIT PETITION NO. 15632 OF 2024

            Sumedha Sujay Meher Alias Krutika Arun Vaidya                ...Petitioner
                  Versus
            The State Of Maharashtra Thr. Its Secretary School
            Education Department And Ors.                                ...Respondents
                                                _______
            None for the Petitioner.
            Ms. Pooja M. Deshpande, AGP for the State.
                                               _________
                                                   CORAM:         G. S. KULKARNI &
                                                                  Dr.NEELA GOKHALE, JJ.

                                                   DATE:          19 AUGUST 2026.

            P.C.

            1.         Despite the matter is circulated, none present for the petitioner.

            2.         It appears that the petitioner has lost interest to prosecute the present

            proceedings. Dismissed for want of prosecution.




            (Dr.NEELA GOKHALE, J.)                                       (G. S. KULKARNI, J.)




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                                                 19 August 2026
            P.V.Rane


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