Bombay High Court
AKHILESHWARDAS GURU RAGHUNATHDASJI ALIAS AJNAKIDAS VAISHNAVversusMOHAN SHALIGRAM SONAWANE
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner failed to appear before the High Court of Bombay on multiple listed dates (23 March, 6 May, 28 August, and 4 September 2026). The Court had previously ordered the petition to be listed for dismissal on 28 August 2026. Since the petitioner again did not appear on 4 September 2026, the Court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered. The dismissal was procedural, based solely on the petitioner’s non‑appearance.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for want of prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear on scheduled dates
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- procedural default
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:40829
1 915-WP-5653-2022.odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
915 WRIT PETITION NO. 5653 OF 2022
Akhileshwardas Guru Raghunathdasji Alias Ajnakidas Vaishnav
VERSUS
Mohan Shaligram Sonawane
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None for the parties.
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CORAM : ROHIT W. JOSHI, J.
DATE : 04 SEPTEMBER 2026
PER COURT :
1. The present petition was listed before this Court on 23 March
2026, 6 May 2026, 28 August 2026, and today, i.e., 4 September 2026.
On all these dates, there has been no appearance on behalf of the
petitioner.
2. Vide order dated 28 August 2026, the petition was ordered to be
listed today for dismissal orders. As stated above, today also none
appears on behalf of the petitioner. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed
for want of prosecution.
[ ROHIT W. JOSHI, J. ]
Kiran Kawre
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