Bombay High Court

MAHESH KISSAN MOTEWAR DIRECTOR OF M/S SAMRUDDHA JEEVAN MULTI STATE MULTI PURPOSE COOPERATIVE SOCIETversusCENTRAL REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETES, GOVT OF INDIA, MINISTRY AND ORS.

Decided: 17 June 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Mahesh Kissan Motewar, Director of Samruddha Jeevan Multi State Multi Purpose Cooperative Society, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court. After filing, the petitioner and his counsel failed to circulate the petition or take any further steps after 9 July 2019. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑prosecution. The dismissal was ordered by a bench comprising Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate consequence when a petitioner fails to prosecute a writ petition?

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
cooperative societies
high court

Judgment

DTG                                                          228-Wp.2372.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 2372 OF 2019

Mahesh Kissan Motewar
Director Of M/s Samruddha Jeevan
Multi State Multi Purpose Cooperative Society               … Petitioner
         V/s.
Central Registrar Of CooperAtive
Societies, Govt Of India & Ors.                             … Respondents
                    _______________________________________

None for Petitioner.

Mr. Ashish I. Satpute, 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 9th July 2019, neither the Petitioner

nor its 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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