Bombay High Court
MOHAN BHIMRAO MANE AND ANRversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners filed a writ petition on 24 January 2020 but failed to appear for any hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the petition. 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. The dismissal was entered by the two judges of the Bombay High Court.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for non‑prosecution when the petitioners do not appear or take steps to pursue it
Subjects
- writ petition
- non‑prosecution
- dismissal
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
DTG 100-Wp-564-2020.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 564 OF 2020
Mohan Bhimrao Mane & Anr. … Petitioners
V/s.
The State of Maharashtra … Respondent
_______________________________________
None for Petitioners.
Mr. Ashish I. Satpute, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
_______________________________________
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, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e.
24th 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 1/1
GHUMNAR Date: 2026.08.06
19:09:17 +0530
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