Bombay High Court

RAJENDRAKUMAR VISHWANATH TRIVEDIversusGOVT. OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

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, Rajendrakumar Vishwanath Trivedi, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging the actions of the State of Maharashtra and others. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing and, according to the record, neither he nor his counsel circulated the petition after May 2, 2019. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the court held that the petition could not be entertained due to lack of prosecution. The petition was therefore dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate course of action when a petitioner fails to appear and does not prosecute a filed writ petition?

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
high court
criminal appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

DTG                                                          73-wp290.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                         WRIT PETITION NO. 290 OF 2019

Rajendrakumar Vishwanath Trivedi                      … Petitioner
         V/s.
Govt. Of Maharashtra & Ors.                           … Respondents
                    _______________________________________

None for Petitioner.

Smt. P.P. Shinde, 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 2 nd 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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