Bombay High Court

KAILASH AMBADAS BARHATE and ANRversusCHANGDEO GANGADHAR BARHATE

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: SACHIN S DESHMUKH

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The petitioners filed a writ petition (No. 2986 of 2006) in the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench. The petitioners failed to appear before the court on the scheduled date of 31 July 2026. The court noted the absence and, after a further adjournment, recorded that the petitioners were still not present. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition can be dismissed for want of prosecution due to the petitioner's failure to appear before the court.

Subjects

writ petition
dismissal
want of prosecution
non-appearance

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:34218



                                                                   902 WP2986.2006
                                               -1-

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             902 WRIT PETITION NO. 2986 OF 2006

                           KAILASH AMBADAS BARHATE AND ANR
                                       VERSUS
                             CHANGDEO GANGADHAR BARHATE
                                          ...

                                           CORAM : SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.
                                              Date : 06.08.2026

              PER COURT :-

              1.           Recording absence of the Petitioner, on 31.07.2026,

              the matter was posted for dismissal today. Even today, none

              present.


              2.           As such, the Writ Petition stands dismissed for want of

              prosecution.




                                                     (SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.)

              marathe

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