Bombay High Court
SANTOSH ANAND CHAVANversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution as the petitioner failed to appear or take any steps to advance the petition.
Summary
A writ petition was filed on 16 October 2019 by Santosh Anand Chavan seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra and others. The petitioner failed to appear for any hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the petition since its filing. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the court found that the petition had not been prosecuted. The petition was therefore dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner's failure to appear and pursue the case
Subjects
- petition
- non-prosecution
- high court
- dismissal
- civil procedure
Judgment
DTG 50-Wp-5377-2019.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 5377 OF 2019
Santosh Anand Chavan … Petitioner
V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents
_______________________________________
None for Petitioner.
Mr. Shrikant V. Gavand, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
_______________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 31st July 2026
P.C. :
1) None for the Petitioner when called out for hearing.
2) Record indicates that, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e.
16th October 2019, neither the Petitioner nor his Advocate has taken any
steps to circulate the Petition, even 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
DNYANESHWAR
DNYANESHWAR TULSHIRAM
TULSHIRAM GHUMNAR
GHUMNAR
Date: 2026.08.06
19:00:45 +0530
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