Bombay High Court
HEMANT B. PATILversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Hemant B. Patil, filed a writ petition on 10 June 2015 but failed to take any steps to advance the petition, including not circulating it for hearing. The court noted that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution. The dismissal was ordered by a bench of Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. The order was digitally signed on 9 March 2026.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate consequence when a petitioner does not prosecute a filed writ petition?
Subjects
- writ petition
- non‑prosecution
- dismissal
- court procedure
Judgment
ssm 33-wp2468.2015.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 2468 OF 2015
Hemant B. Patil …..Petitioner
Vs.
The State Of Maharashtra & Ors. …..Respondents
____________________________________
None for the Petitioner.
Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre APP, for the Respondent-State.
____________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 4th MARCH, 2026.
P.C.:-
1) None for the Petitioner when called out for hearing.
2) Record indicates that, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e.
10th June, 2015, the Petitioner and/or his Advocate has not taken any steps
to circulate the Petition, even for 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.)
Digitally signed
by SANJIV
SANJIV SHARNAPPA
SHARNAPPA MASHALKAR
MASHALKAR Date:
2026.03.09 1/1
12:01:15 +0530
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