Bombay High Court

WP/2930/1996 of SMT. BANSADEVI WD/O.RAJNARAYAN BACHHANSINGH Vs

Decided: 13 January 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: RAJESH S PATIL

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The writ petition, originally filed in 1996 by Smt. Bansadevi, remained pending in the Bombay High Court for decades. The Court's Case Information System indicated the matter as pending, but the Registry could not locate any records of the proceedings. On 29 September 2025, the Registry issued a notice on its website asking the counsel of the parties to confirm whether the petition was still pending or disposed and to provide a copy of the petition if it was pending. No response was received from any counsel. Consequently, the Court held that the petition was infructuous due to lack of prosecution and dismissed it for want of prosecution.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate course of action when a writ petition remains pending for an extended period without any activity or response from the parties?

Subjects

writ petition
want of prosecution
dismissal
case management
civil appellate jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AS:1425



                   Diksha Rane                                                 119 WP 29301996.doc




                                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                           CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                        119 WRIT PETITION NO. 2930/1996

                                 SMT. BANSADEVI WD/O.RAJNARAYAN BACHHANSINGH
                                                       VS

                                                         ------------
                   None present.
                                                         ------------

                                                  CORAM :           RAJESH S. PATIL, J.

                                                  DATE      :       13 JANUARY 2026.

                   P.C. :

                   1)                This Writ Petition is of the year 1996.

                   2)                The Case Information System (CIS) Portal showed this

                   matter as pending. However, the Registry was not able to trace the

                   proceedings. Hence, via Notice dated 29 September, 2025, alongwith

                   list of all the under search matters, was published on the Official

                   Website of the Bombay High Court, requesting the respective

                   advocates to inform the Registry, whether the said matter is pending

                   or disposed and if the said matter is pending, then to provide the

                   photocopy of the Writ Petition to the Registry.

                   3)                As there was no response, the Registry has placed this

                   matter on the board today before me.


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         Diksha Rane                                       119 WP 29301996.doc




         4)                None appears for the petitioner when the matter is

         called out. It is presumed that the Writ Petition has become

         infructuous or else the petitioner has lost interest to pursue the

         matter. Hence, the above Writ Petition stands dismissed for want of

         prosecution.

                                                              (Rajesh S. Patil, J.)




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Signed by: Diksha Rane
Designation: PS To Honourable Judge
Date: 14/01/2026 13:21:16

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