Bombay High Court

SHANKAR BHAGAJI BANGARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: SIDDHESHWAR SUNDARRAO THOMBRE

Holding

The petition is dismissed in default for want of prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Shankar Bhagaji Bangar, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad bench, in 2020. The petitioner failed to appear before the court in both the morning and afternoon sessions on the scheduled date. The court observed that the petition had been pending since 2020 without any prosecution by the petitioner. Consequently, the court held that the petitioner was not interested in pursuing the matter. The petition was therefore dismissed in default for want of prosecution.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate consequence when a petitioner fails to prosecute a writ petition for an extended period?

Subjects

writ petition
default dismissal
want of prosecution
procedural law
High Court

Judgment

                                                             957-WP-2649-2020.odt


             IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                        BENCH AT AURANGABAD


                      957 WRIT PETITION NO. 2649 OF 2020

                             Shankar Bhagaji Bangar
                                     VERSUS
                       The State Of Maharashtra And Others

                                  …..
Ms. M. L. Sangit, AGP for the Respondents - State
                                  …..

                                  CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.
                                  DATE       : 08.01.2026


PER COURT :

1.       In the morning session, when the matter was called out, none

appears for the Petitioner and, therefore, the matter was kept back. In

the afternoon session also, when the matter was called out, nobody

appears for the Petitioner.



2.      This Petition is pending since 2020 and the same is not

prosecuted. It seems that the Petitioner is not interested in prosecuting

the matter. Hence, the Petition is dismissed in default for want of

prosecution.




                                         [SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.]


Sameer/January-2026


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