Bombay High Court

PRADEEP NANUBHAI PAGHDALversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

Decided: 12 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, Pradeep Nanubhai Paghdal, failed to appear for the hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the writ petition after April 15, 2019. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the petition. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. The dismissal was entered by the judges Kamal Khata and A.S. Gadkari.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for non‑prosecution when the petitioner shows no interest or fails to act?

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
criminal appellate jurisdiction
petitioner's inaction

Judgment

     pmk                                                   61-WP-2869-2018.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO.2869 OF 2018

Pradeep Nanubhai Paghdal                                    … Petitioner

         V/s.

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                             … Respondents



None for the Petitioner.
Mr. J.P. Yagnik, APP for the Respondent-State.
Ms. Ashiwini More, P.S.I., BKC Police Station, Present.


                                   CORAM :  A. S. GADKARI AND
                                            KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                                     DATE : 12th June, 2026

P.C.:-

1)              None for Petitioner, when called out for hearing.

2)              Record indicates that, after 15th April, 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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