Bombay High Court
HEMLATA VINOD JAINversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner filed a writ petition on 6 December 2019 but failed to appear for any hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the petition. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. The dismissal reflects the procedural rule that a petition may be thrown out when the petitioner does not prosecute it. The order was pronounced by Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner's failure to appear and prosecute the case
Subjects
- writ petition
- non‑prosecution
- dismissal
- court procedure
- petitioner's default
Judgment
DTG 68-Wp-6175-2019.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 6175 OF 2019
Hemlata Vinod Jain … Petitioner
V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents
_______________________________________
None for Petitioner.
Mr. J.P. Yagnik, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
Ms. Renuka Pardeshi, WPSI, Kandivali Police Station, Present.
_______________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 31st July 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.
6th December 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) Dismissed for non-prosecution.
( KAMAL KHATA, J. ) ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )
Digitally signed by
DNYANESHWAR
DNYANESHWAR TULSHIRAM
TULSHIRAM GHUMNAR
GHUMNAR Date: 2026.08.06 1/1
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