Bombay High Court

APARNA CHANDRAKANT KARVEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Decided: 17 June 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

Aparna Chandrakant Karve filed a writ petition on 14 January 2019 in the Bombay High Court. The petitioner failed to appear for hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the petition. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the case. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution. The pending interim application was also disposed of as it could not survive the dismissal of the main petition.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate course of action when a petitioner fails to prosecute a writ petition?

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
criminal appellate jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

DTG                                                          98-Wp.581.2019.doc



              IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                     WRIT PETITION NO. 581 OF 2019
                                 WITH
              INTERIM APPLICATION (STAMP) NO.12850 OF 2025

Aparna Chandrakant Karve                               … Petitioner
       V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                        … Respondents
                   _______________________________________
None for Petitioner.
Smt. P.P. Shinde, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
Mr. Akshay Doctor a/w Mr. Parag Sawant, Mr. Shadad Khan, Mr. B. Singh and
Mr. Aaryan Parab i/b P.S. Chambers for DS Kulkarni Developers Ltd.
                   _______________________________________
                            CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                       KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                            DATE     : 17th June 2026
P.C. :

1)           None for the Petitioner when called out for hearing.

2)           Record indicates that, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e. 14 th

January 2019, neither the Petitioner nor her 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)           Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.

4)           In view of disposal of Petition, Interim Application (ST.) No.12850

of 2025 pending therein, does not survive and is accordingly disposed off.




             ( KAMAL KHATA, J. )                     ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )

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