Bombay High Court

DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, MAHARASHTRA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORP. PUNE DIV.versusSANJAY MURLIDHAR KADAM

Decided: 24 July 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: SANDEEP V MARNE

Holding

The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Atul Ganesh Kulkarni, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court. The Court previously ordered on 2 January 2024 that the petitioner appear, and the matter was stood over to 29 February 2024. On the scheduled date, the petitioner again failed to appear before the Court. The Court observed that the petitioner’s repeated non‑appearance amounted to want of prosecution. Consequently, the Court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for want of prosecution due to the petitioner's failure to appear before the Court

Subjects

writ petition
dismissal
want of prosecution
Civil Procedure

Judgment

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                      AGK
                            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                     WRIT PETITION NO.2544 OF 2020

ATUL
GANESH
KULKARNI
Digitally signed by
ATUL GANESH
                      Divisional Controller, Maharashtra
                      State Road Transport Corporation,
KULKARNI
Date: 2024.02.29
16:47:24 +0530



                      Pune Division                                 … Petitioner
                                  V/s.
                      Sanjay Murlidhar Kadam                        … Respondent


                      None present.

                                                   CORAM : AMIT BORKAR, J.

                                                   DATED      : FEBRUARY 29, 2024
                      P.C.:

                      1.      On the last occasion, this Court passed following order:

                              “1. Even on last occasion, 2 January 2024, none appeared
                              for the petitioner.
                              2.    Stand over to 29 February 2024. To be listed under
                              the caption for dismissal.”

                      2.      Even today, none appears for the petitioner. The writ petition
                      stands dismissed for want of prosecution.


                                                                    (AMIT BORKAR, J.)




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