Bombay High Court

SHREE YAMAI DEVI CHARITABLE TRUST THROUGH PRESIDENT MOHAN DAGADU DOUNDKARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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, Shree Yamai Devi Charitable Trust, filed a writ petition on 3 May 2019 in the Bombay High Court. The petitioner failed to appear for any hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the petition. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the relief sought. Consequently, the court held that the petition could not be entertained further. The petition was therefore dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed on the ground of non‑prosecution due to the petitioner’s failure to appear and to pursue the petition?

Subjects

writ petition
non-prosecution
dismissal
criminal appellate jurisdiction
high court

Judgment

DTG                                                            240-Wp.2550.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 2550 OF 2019

Shree Yamai Devi Charitable Trust
Through President Mohan Dagadu Doundkar                      … Petitioner
         V/s.
The State of Maharashtra                                     … Respondent
                    _______________________________________

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, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e.

3rd May 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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