Bombay High Court
GIRISH RAMDAS NAYAKversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Girish Ramdas Nayak, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court but failed to appear for the hearing. The record shows that after 17 December 2021, neither the petitioner nor his counsel took any steps to circulate the petition. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the relief sought. Consequently, the court considered whether the petition could continue despite the lack of prosecution. Finding no sufficient cause to keep the petition alive, the court dismissed it for non-prosecution. The dismissal was entered by the bench of Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a petitioner fails to prosecute a writ petition and shows no interest in pursuing it?
Subjects
- writ petition
- non-prosecution
- dismissal
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
ssm 72-wp3953.2019.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 3953 OF 2019
Girish Ramdas Nayak …..Petitioner
Vs.
The State Of Maharashtra & Anr. …..Respondents
____________________________________
None for the Petitioner.
Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre APP, for the Respondent-State.
____________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 22nd JUNE, 2026.
P.C.:-
1) None for the Petitioner when called out for hearing.
2) Record indicates that, after 17th December 2021, neither the
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.)
Digitally signed
by SANJIV
SHARNAPPA
SANJIV MASHALKAR
SHARNAPPA
MASHALKAR Date:
2026.06.29
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