Bombay High Court
AMINABIBI TAJJUDDIN KHAN AND ORSversusSALIM ALI KHAN AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
- Bench
- SANDEEP V MARNE
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners filed a writ petition but failed to appear before the court on two scheduled dates, 24 February 2026 and again on 4 March 2026. The court noted the petitioners' lack of interest in prosecuting the petition. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered. The dismissal was entered as a final order.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for want of prosecution when the petitioners fail to appear before the court
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- civil appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
Renuka 21-wp-618-2023 .docx
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 618 OF 2023
Aminabibi Tajjuddin Khan And Ors. ...Petitioners
V/s.
Salim Ali Khan And Ors. ...Respondents
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None for the Petitioners.
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CORAM: SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.
DATED: 04 March 2026.
P.C.:
1) On 24 February 2026, this Court passed the following order:
“None appears for the Petitioners. List the Petition under caption ‘for
dismissal’ on 4 March 2026”.
2) Today again, none has appeared on behalf of the
Petitioners. It appears that the Petitioners have lost interest in
prosecuting the Petition.
3) Writ Petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
[SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.]
Digitally signed
by NEETA
NEETA SHAILESH
SAWANT
SHAILESH Date:
SAWANT 2026.03.04
18:55:49
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04 March 2026
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