Bombay High Court

SUBHASH NARSSAYYA KUNDENversusPUNE MUNICIPAL CORPN.

Decided: 31 August 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The petition is dismissed for failure to prosecute due to the petitioner's non‑appearance.

Summary

Subhash Narssayya Kunden filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court against the Pune Municipal Corporation. The petitioner failed to appear at the hearing scheduled on 11 December 2025. An adjournment was sought and granted on 7 July 2026, but the petitioner again did not appear for the final hearing. The Court noted the repeated non‑appearance and, as a last opportunity, stood the matter over to 7 September 2026 for dismissal. Consequently, the Court ordered the petition to be dismissed for failure to prosecute.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate consequence of a petitioner's repeated failure to appear before the Court?

Subjects

procedural law
non‑appearance
dismissal
writ petition
civil appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

                                                                            31-WP-636-2003.doc



                                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                             CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                               WRIT PETITION NO. 636 OF 2003

                      Subhash Narssayya Kunden                                   ...Petitioner
                                      Versus
                      Pune Municipal Corporation                                 ...Respondent

                                                              ***
                      None for the Petitioner.
SNEHA
NITIN                 Mr. Abhishek Roy i/b Mr. A.P. Kulkarni for Respondent.
CHAVAN
Digitally signed by
                                                        ***
SNEHA NITIN
CHAVAN
Date: 2026.08.31
                                               CORAM : M.M. SATHAYE, J.
18:33:26 +0530
                                                 DATE : 31st AUGUST, 2026

                      P.C. :


                      1.             On 11.12.2025, none appeared for petitioner.
                      2.             On 07.07.2026, adjournment was sought and granted.
                      3.             Today the matter is listed for final hearing, but nobody is
                      appearing for the Petitioner.
                      4.             Stand over to 07.09.2026 as a last opportunity. To be listed for
                      ‘dismissal’.


                                                                    (M.M. SATHAYE, J.)




                      Sneha Chavan                                                               1

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