Bombay High Court

NEW KHWAJA GARIB NAWAZ CO OP HSG SOC THR ITS CHIEF PROMOTERversusDEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OP SOC AND ANR

Decided: 4 March 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner's failure to appear.

Summary

The New Khwaja Garib Nawaz Co-Op. Housing Society (Proposed) filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court against the Deputy Registrar of Co-Op Society and others. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing despite the petition being circulated. The Court noted the non‑appearance and dismissed the petition for non‑prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. The dismissal was entered as a procedural order.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate consequence of a petitioner's failure to appear for a scheduled hearing?

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
cooperative society
procedural default

Judgment

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                               IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                        CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                      WRIT PETITION NO. 2843 OF 2026

            New Khwaja Garib Nawaz Co-Op.
            Housing Society (Proposed)                                      …..Petitioner.

                               Vs.

            Deputy Registrar Of Co-Op.
            Society & Anr.                                     …..Respondents.
                             ____________________________________

            None for the Petitioner.
            Mr. B.V. Sawant, Addl. G.P. a/w Smt. P.J. Gavhane AGP, for the Respondent-
            State.
                              ____________________________________

                                                  CORAM :       A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                                KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                                                     DATE :     4th MARCH, 2026.
            P.C.:-

            1)                 Despite circulating the Petition, none appears for the Petitioner,

            when called out for hearing.

            2)                 Dismissed for non-prosecution.



                       (KAMAL KHATA, J.)                             (A.S. GADKARI, J.)

            Digitally signed
            by SANJIV
SANJIV      SHARNAPPA
SHARNAPPA   MASHALKAR
MASHALKAR   Date: 2026.03.06
            18:46:09 +0530




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