Bombay High Court

VIJAYA VYANKAT CHAVANversusSENIOR INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ANR

Decided: 22 June 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: SARANG VIJAYKUMAR KOTWAL ASHISH SAHADEV CHAVAN

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The writ petition filed in 2019 remained pending for several years without any action to circulate the matter. The petitioner's counsel reported an inability to obtain instructions from the petitioner, who had not communicated since the filing. The court observed that the petitioner appeared disinterested in pursuing the petition. Consequently, the court concluded that the petition could not proceed in the absence of the petitioner's cooperation. The petition was therefore dismissed on the ground of non‑prosecution. The order was signed digitally by the judges on 29 June 2026.

Issues considered

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

Subjects

non-prosecution
writ petition
criminal appellate jurisdiction
petition dismissed
court procedure

Judgment

1/1 36-WP-2944-19.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION NO.2944 OF 2019

Vijaya Vyankat Chavan .... Petitioner
versus
Senior Inspector of Police & Anr. .... Respondents
…....
• Mr. Shubham S. Sane h/f Priyal G. Sarda, Advocate for
Petitioner.
• Ms. Kranti Hiwrale, APP for the State/Respondent.

CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL &
ASHISH S. CHAVAN, JJ.
DATE : 22nd JUNE, 2026

P.C. :

1. This Petition is pending since 2019. No efforts were

taken to get the matter circulated. Even today learned counsel

for the Petitioner has no instructions. He submitted that he tried

to contact the Petitioner, but she had not contacted the counsel

since 2019 till today.

2. It appears that the Petitioner is not interested in prosecuting

this Petition. Therefore, it is dismissed for non-prosecution.
Digitally
signed by
MANUSHREE
MANUSHREE NESARIKAR
NESARIKAR Date:
2026.06.29
16:10:46
+0530

(ASHISH S. CHAVAN, J.) (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)

Nesarikar

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