Bombay High Court

REKHA MISTRYversusTHE 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

Rekha Mistry filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court against the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing and, after 27 November 2019, neither she nor her counsel took any steps to circulate the petition. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner’s failure to appear and pursue the case

Subjects

writ petition
non-prosecution
dismissal
high court

Judgment

DTG                                                          258-Wp.2735.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 2735 OF 2019

Rekha Mistry                                               … Petitioner
         V/s.
The State of Maharashtra                                   … Respondent
                   _______________________________________

None for Petitioner.

Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre, 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, after 27th November 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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