Bombay High Court

VISHAL VIJAY AMRUTRAO AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISMISSED

Holding

A writ petition may be dismissed if the petitioner fails to complete service of notice within the time fixed by the court.

Summary

The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, issued a procedural order concerning a large number of pending writ petitions. The court observed that service of notice to certain respondents was incomplete due to time constraints or the respondents being out of station. It directed the petitioners to take necessary steps within four weeks to effect service of notice. The court further ordered that interim relief, if any, would continue until the petitioners complied. It warned that failure to comply within the stipulated period would result in dismissal of the petitions without further reference to the court.

Issues considered

Whether the court can dismiss pending writ petitions for failure to serve notice within a prescribed time
Whether interim relief can continue pending compliance with service of notice

Subjects

service of notice
procedural default
writ petition
interim relief
dismissal for non‑compliance

Judgment

                             unserved notice steps
                     1


IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
           BENCH AT AURANGABAD

      987 WRIT PETITION NO. 2767 OF 2025
      988 WRIT PETITION NO. 4912 OF 2025
      989 WRIT PETITION NO. 7125 OF 2025
      990 WRIT PETITION NO. 9260 OF 2025
    WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5355 OF 2024
      991 WRIT PETITION NO. 9885 OF 2025
     992 WRIT PETITION NO. 10177 OF 2025
     993 WRIT PETITION NO. 10218 OF 2025
     994 WRIT PETITION NO. 10448 OF 2025
     995 WRIT PETITION NO. 12020 OF 2025
     996 WRIT PETITION NO. 12468 OF 2025
     997 WRIT PETITION NO. 12725 OF 2025
     998 WRIT PETITION NO. 12744 OF 2025
     999 WRIT PETITION NO. 12745 OF 2025
    1000 WRIT PETITION NO. 13509 OF 2025
    1001 WRIT PETITION NO. 13527 OF 2025
    1002 WRIT PETITION NO. 14156 OF 2025
    1003 WRIT PETITION NO. 14647 OF 2025
    1004 WRIT PETITION NO. 14927 OF 2025
    1005 WRIT PETITION NO. 14928 OF 2025
    1006 WRIT PETITION NO. 14929 OF 2025
    1007 WRIT PETITION NO. 15222 OF 2025
    1008 WRIT PETITION NO. 15667 OF 2025
      1009 WRIT PETITION NO. 173 OF 2026
      1010 WRIT PETITION NO. 358 OF 2026
      1011 WRIT PETITION NO. 359 OF 2026
      1012 WRIT PETITION NO. 363 OF 2026
      1013 WRIT PETITION NO. 934 OF 2026
     1014 WRIT PETITION NO. 1001 OF 2026
     1015 WRIT PETITION NO. 1002 OF 2026
     1016 WRIT PETITION NO. 1003 OF 2026
     1017 WRIT PETITION NO. 1004 OF 2026
     1018 WRIT PETITION NO. 1005 OF 2026
     1019 WRIT PETITION NO. 1006 OF 2026
     1020 WRIT PETITION NO. 1007 OF 2026
     1021 WRIT PETITION NO. 1008 OF 2026
     1022 WRIT PETITION NO. 1042 OF 2026
     1023 WRIT PETITION NO. 1043 OF 2026
     1024 WRIT PETITION NO. 1044 OF 2026
     1025 WRIT PETITION NO. 1045 OF 2026
                                                     unserved notice steps
                                             2


                    1026 WRIT PETITION NO. 1046 OF 2026
                    1027 WRIT PETITION NO. 1132 OF 2026
                    1028 WRIT PETITION NO. 1670 OF 2026
                                             .
    APP’s for Respondent State :- Ms. R.R. Tandale/Mr. S.K. Shirshe/Mr.
                S.D. Ghayal/Mr. S.N. Kendre/ Mr. S.P. Joshi
                                    …
                                  CORAM : S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR, J.
                                  Dated : 8th April, 2026.


PER COURT :-
.        Petitioner/s to take steps within a period of four weeks from today,
failing which the petition/s shall stand dismissed without further reference
to this Court.
         Issue notice to the concerned respondents whose service is
incomplete for want of time or unserved as out of station.
         Interim relief, if any, to continue, till then.


                                                      ( S.G. Chapalgaonkar, J. )


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