Bombay High Court

SAMEER SHARFUDDIN BURONDKARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA 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

The petitioner filed a writ petition on 16 May 2019 but failed to appear for hearing and did not take any steps to advance the petition. The court noted the petitioner's apparent lack of interest in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for non-prosecution. No substantive factual or legal issues were addressed. The dismissal was entered by the bench of Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition should be dismissed for non-prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear or act on it

Subjects

writ petition
non-prosecution
dismissal

Judgment

DTG                                                            249-Wp.2684.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 2684 OF 2019

Sameer Sharfuddin Burondkar                                  … 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.

16th May 2019, neither the Petitioner nor his 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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