Bombay High Court
M/S ORIENTAL ENTERPRISEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, M/s. Oriental Enterprise, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court but failed to appear for the hearing. The record shows that after 27 February 2020, neither the petitioner nor its counsel took any steps to circulate the petition. The court inferred that the petitioner was not interested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution. The judgment was delivered by Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata. No substantive merits of the petition were examined as the case was terminated on procedural grounds.
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
- writ petition
- non‑prosecution
- dismissal
- procedural default
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
ssm 41-wp57.2019.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 57 OF 2019
M/s. Oriental Enterprise …..Petitioner
Vs.
State Of Maharashtra & Anr. …..Respondents
____________________________________
None for the Petitioner.
Mr. J.P. Yagnik APP, for the Respondent-State.
____________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 22nd JUNE, 2026.
P.C.:-
1) None for the Petitioner when called out for hearing.
2) Record indicates that, after 27th February, 2020, neither the
Petitioner nor its Advocate has taken any steps to circulate the Petition,
even once.
2.1) It appears that, the Petitioner is not interested in pursuing the
Petition.
3) Dismissed for non-prosecution.
(KAMAL KHATA, J.) (A.S. GADKARI, J.)
Digitally signed
by SANJIV
SANJIV SHARNAPPA
SHARNAPPA MASHALKAR
MASHALKAR Date:
2026.06.29
12:27:21 +0530
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