Bombay High Court
BHAGWAN LIMBAJI SURWASEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution and the accompanying civil application was also dismissed.
Summary
Bhagwan Limbaji Surwase filed a writ petition in 2020 challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. The petition remained pending for several years, and the petitioner failed to appear at multiple hearings in March 2026. The Court, noting the petitioner's lack of interest and repeated non‑appearance, dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution. Consequently, the related civil application filed alongside the writ petition was also ordered to be dismissed as it could not survive the disposal of the writ. No substantive merits of the petition were addressed due to procedural default.
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal for want of prosecution
- civil application
- non‑appearance
- court procedure
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:13580
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
916 WRIT PETITION NO. 4677 OF 2020
BHAGWAN LIMBAJI SURWASE
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
...
Mr. Aniruddha S. Usmanpurkar, Advocate for the Petitioner is Absent.
Mr. A. D. Wange, AGP for Respondent-State.
...
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8375 OF 2025
IN WP/4677/2020
BHAGWAN LIMBAJI SURWASE
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
…
Mr. Aniruddha S. Usmanpurkar, Advocate for the Applicant is Absent.
Mr. A. D. Wange, AGP for Respondent-State.
...
CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.
DATE : 27th MARCH 2026
P.C.:-
1. On 24.03.2026, the following order was passed:-
“1. In the morning session, when the matter was called out,
none appeared for the Petitioner. Therefore, the matter was kept
back. In the afternoon session also, when the matter was called
out, nobody appeared for the Petitioner.
2. This Petition is pending since 2020. To give one more
opportunity, the matter shall be placed under the caption “For
Dismissal” in the urgent orders category on 27.03.2026.”
2. Today also none appears for the Petitioner. The matter
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pertains to the year 2020. It appears that the Petitioner is not
interested in prosecuting the matter. Hence, the present petition is
dismissed for want of prosecution.
3. In view of disposal of the writ petition, the civil application
does not survive and is accordingly dismissed.
(SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.)
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