Bombay High Court

LALBAHADUR YADAV AND ANR.versusCHIEF OFFICER MUMBAI HOUSING AND AREA DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND 6 ORS.

Decided: 7 October 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The petitioners, Shri Lalbahadur Yadav and an associate, filed Writ Petition No. 1656 of 2018 in the Bombay High Court against the Chief Officer of the Mumbai Housing and Area Development Board and others. No appearance was made by the petitioners on the scheduled date of 8 September 2026, nor thereafter, indicating a lack of interest in pursuing the petition. The Court noted the absence of any representation or communication from the petitioners. Consequently, the Court exercised its inherent power to dismiss the petition for non‑prosecution. The dismissal was ordered by Judges M. S. Karnik and Sandesh D. Patil on 7 October 2026. No substantive merits of the petition were examined.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner's failure to appear before the Court

Subjects

non-prosecution
writ petition
dismissal
civil procedure
Bombay High Court

Judgment

                                                           31-WP-1656-2018.doc


          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
              ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
                WRIT PETITION NO. 1656 OF 2018
Shri. Lalbahadur Yadav and Anr.               .....Petitioners

          Versus
Chief Officer, Mumbai Housing and Area
Development Board and Ors.                              .....Respondents
                               .....
None for the Petitioners.
Mr. Suraj Gupte, A.G.P., for the Respondent-State.
Mr. P. G. Lad a/w Mr. Muralidharan Kalathil, for the Respondent-
MHADA.
                              ..…
                         CORAM : M. S. KARNIK &
                                   SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ.
                                   DATE   : 7th OCTOBER 2026

P.C.:-

1.           There was no appearance on behalf of the Petitioners on 8 th

September, 2026. Even today there is no appearance on behalf of the

Petitioners. It appears that the Petitioners are not interested in

prosecuting the present Petition.


2.           In view of above, Writ Petition No.1656 of 2018 is dismissed

for non-prosecution.



(SANDESH D. PATIL, J.)                               (M. S. KARNIK, J.)


Manisha                                                                  1/1
MANISHA      Digitally signed by
             MANISHA BALKRISHNA
BALKRISHNA   TALEKAR
             Date: 2026.10.08
TALEKAR      14:39:47 +0530

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