Bombay High Court

JAGARAJU MAISAYYA YELAKARAJUversusTHE 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 filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court, but after February 7, 2019, neither the petitioner nor his counsel took any steps to advance the petition. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the judges noted the lack of prosecution of the petition. No substantive arguments or evidence were presented thereafter. Based on this inactivity, the court dismissed the petition for non‑prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner's failure to take any further steps.

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
court procedure
high court

Judgment

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                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO.3212 OF 2018

Jagaraju Maisayya Yalakaraju                                … Petitioner

         V/s.

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                             … Respondents



None for the Petitioner.
Ms. Madhavi H. Mhatre, APP for the Respondent-State.


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

P.C.:-

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

2)              Record indicates that, after 7th February, 2019, neither

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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