Bombay High Court

ARUN VASANT KONDVILKARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Decided: 17 January 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: A S GADKARI SHYAM C CHANDAK

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Arun Vasant Kondvilkar, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court but failed to appear for hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the petition after June 18, 2015. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the petition. Consequently, the court considered the lack of prosecution as a ground for dismissal. No substantive arguments or evidence were presented by the petitioner. The respondents, represented by Smt. M.H. Mhatre, were ready to contest the petition. The court dismissed the petition for non‑prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed on account of non‑prosecution by the petitioner

Subjects

writ petition
non-prosecution
dismissal
criminal appellate jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

                     KSG                                                           6-WP-2092-2014.doc



                                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                           CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                             WRIT PETITION NO. 2092 OF 2014

                     Arun Vasant Kondvilkar                                       … Petitioner
                              V/s.
                     The State of Maharashtra & Ors                               … Respondents
                                         _______________________________________

                     None for the Petitioner.
                     Smt. M.H. Mhatre, A.P.P. for Respondent No.1-State.
                     Mr. Kiran Deshmukh, P.I. attached to Unit-2, E.O.W. Mumbai.
                                     _______________________________________

                                                 CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                         SHYAM C. CHANDAK, JJ.
                                                 DATE  : 17th JANUARY 2026

                     P.C. :

                     1)              None for Petitioner, when called out for hearing.

                     2)              Record indicates that, after 18 th June 2015, Petitioner and/or his

         Digitally
         signed by
         KIRAN
                     Advocate has not taken any steps to circulate the Petition, even for once.
KIRAN SANJAY
SANJAY GHUGE
GHUGE Date:
       2026.01.19
         19:01:16
         +0530
                     2.1)            It appears that, the Petitioner is not interested in pursuing the

                     Petition.

                     3)              Dismissed for non-prosecution.



                              ( SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J. )                      ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )




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