Bombay High Court
RATAN FRAMJI TATA AND ANRversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners, Ratan Framji Tata & Anr., filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. The petitioners failed to appear for the hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the petition after 16 November 2015. The court observed that the petitioners appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. On this basis, the court considered whether the petition could continue in the absence of any prosecution by the petitioners. The court concluded that the lack of any action amounted to abandonment of the petition. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Issues considered
- The petitioners' failure to appear and prosecute the writ petition warrants dismissal.
Subjects
- writ petition
- non‑prosecution
- dismissal
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
ssm 47-wp3853.2015.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 3853 OF 2015
Ratan Framji Tata & Anr. …..Petitioners
Vs.
State Of Maharashtra & Ors. …..Respondents
____________________________________
None for the Petitioners.
Mr. Ajay Patil APP, for the Respondent-State.
____________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 4th MARCH, 2026.
P.C.:-
1) None for Petitioners when called out for hearing.
2) Record indicates that, after 16th November, 2015, Petitioners
and/or their Advocate have not taken any steps to circulate the Petition,
even for once.
2.1) It appears that, the Petitioners are not interested in pursuing
the Petition.
3) Dismissed for non-prosecution.
(KAMAL KHATA, J.) (A.S. GADKARI, J.)
Digitally signed
by SANJIV
SANJIV SHARNAPPA
SHARNAPPA MASHALKAR
MASHALKAR Date: 2026.03.06 1/1
18:50:44 +0530
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