Bombay High Court
BHARAT MAVJI CHHEDA AND ANR.versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners, Bharat Mavji Chheda and another, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court. They failed to appear when called for hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the petition after 16 January 2020. The court observed that the petitioners appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of non-prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for non-prosecution when the petitioners fail to appear and take no steps to advance the petition
Subjects
- non-prosecution
- petition dismissal
- court procedure
- writ petition
Judgment
DTG 53-Wp-5403-2019.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 5403 OF 2019
Bharat Mavji Chheda & Anr. … Petitioners
V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents
_______________________________________
None for Petitioners.
Mr. Ashish I. Satpute, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
Adv. P.P. Chavhan i/b Ms. Komal Punjabi for Respondent-BMC.
_______________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 31st July 2026
P.C. :
1) None for the Petitioners when called out for hearing.
2) Record indicates that, after 16th January 2020, neither the
Petitioners nor their Advocates have 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
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Date: 2026.08.06
18:59:57 +0530
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