Bombay High Court
MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD.versusTHE MANAGING TRUSTEE AND ANR.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dismissed
Holding
The writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd 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. The respondents, the Managing Trustee and another, were represented by counsel. The court examined whether the petition could proceed in the absence of any prosecution by the petitioner. Finding no evidence of continued pursuit, the court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution. The dismissal effectively closed the petition without any substantive adjudication on the merits.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate consequence when a petitioner fails to prosecute a writ petition?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal for want of prosecution
- Civil Appellate Jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
30-WP-15693-2023.DOC
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 15693 OF 2023
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. ...Petitioner(s)
Versus
The Managing Trustee and another ...Respondent(s)
_________________________________________________________________
None appears for the Petitioner.
Mr. Yuvraj N. Ms. Pooja R. Chavan i/b Ms. Neha Wadekar, Advocates for the
Respondent No. 1.
M.S. Shri Vastav, AGP, for the Respondent-State.
_________________________________________________________________
CORAM: AARTI SATHE, J.
DATE: 28th SEPTEMBER, 2026
P.C.
None appears on behalf of the Petitioner. It seems that the Petitioner
has lost interest in prosecuting the present Writ Petition. In view thereof, the Writ
Petition stands dismissed for want of prosecution.
(AARTI SATHE, J.)
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