Bombay High Court
ASHOK S/O DAYALDAS MANDHAN,AND OTHERS.versusSADASHIV S/O GANPAT DHEKALE,AND OTHERS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dismissed
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution because the petitioner failed to pursue the matter and lost interest.
Summary
The petitioner, Ashok, filed Writ Petition No. 5732 of 2005 in the High Court of Bombay. No steps were taken to prosecute the petition thereafter, and the petitioner expressed loss of interest in the matter. The Court observed that a considerable lapse of time had occurred without any action by the petitioner. Applying the principle that a court may dismiss a petition for want of prosecution when the petitioner shows indifference, the judges ordered dismissal. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for want of prosecution due to the petitioner's inaction and loss of interest
Subjects
- writ petition
- want of prosecution
- dismissal
- civil procedure
- high court
Judgment
202 WP 5732-05.DOC
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 5732 OF 2005
Ashok s/o Dayaldas Mandhan ...Petitioner
Versus
Sadashiv s/o Ganpat Dhekale & Ors. ...Respondents
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None for Petitioner.
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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.
(AARTI SATHE, J.) (G. S. KULKARNI, J.)
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