Bombay High Court

MEENA BHIMANAND SONAVANEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASTHRA AND ANR.

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

Meena Bhimanand Sonavane filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court on 3 May 2019. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing and neither she nor her counsel took any steps to advance the petition. The court noted that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the relief sought. Consequently, the judges observed that the petition remained inactive since its filing. In view of this non‑prosecution, the court dismissed the petition. The dismissal was entered without any substantive consideration of merits.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for non‑prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear or take steps to pursue it

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
high court
criminal appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

DTG                                                            244-Wp.2611.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 2611 OF 2019

Meena Bhimanand Sonavane                                     … Petitioner
         V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                              … 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, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e.

3rd May 2019, neither the Petitioner nor her 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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