Bombay High Court

SHAKILA KADIR PATHANversusREGIONAL CASTE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE AND ORS.

Decided: 25 June 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: G S KULKARNI AARTI A SATHE

Holding

The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution due to the passage of time and loss of interest by the petitioner.

Summary

The petitioner filed a writ petition (No. 5536 of 2007) and a related civil application (No. 1408 of 2009) challenging the actions of the Regional Caste Verification Committee, Pune Division. No substantive arguments or evidence were presented for an extended period, and the petitioner indicated a loss of interest in pursuing the case. The Court observed that the passage of time amounted to a want of prosecution. Consequently, the Court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution. With the dismissal of the petition, the accompanying civil application was also dismissed as there was nothing left to adjudicate.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate remedy when a petition remains inactive for an extended period and the petitioner loses interest in prosecuting the case?

Subjects

writ petition
dismissal
want of prosecution
delay
civil application

Judgment

                                                                     217 WP 5536-07.DOC



               IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                      CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                     WRIT PETITION NO. 5536 OF 2007
                                 WITH
                   CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1408 OF 2009
                                   IN
                     WRIT PETITION NO. 5536 OF 2007


Shakila Kadir Pathan                                          ...Petitioner
       Versus
Regional Caste Verification Committe,
Pune Division, Pune & Ors.                                    ...Respondents
                                   _______
None for the Petitioner.
Mr. Akshay Pansare i/b. Sachindra Shetye for Respondent No.5.
Mr. A. R. Deolekar, AGP for Respondent-State.
                                     _______

                                  CORAM:        G. S. KULKARNI &
                                                AARTI SATHE, JJ.

                                  DATE:         25 JUNE 2026

P.C.

           None for the Petitioner. It appears that due to passage of time, the

Petitioner has lost interest in prosecuting the matter. Hence, dismissed for want of

prosecution.


2.         In view of the dismissal of the Petition, nothing survives in the above

Civil Application and the same also stands dismissed.




        (AARTI SATHE, J.)                       (G. S. KULKARNI, J.)




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