Bombay High Court
VISHWANATH KONDIBA GOJEWADversusMAROTI VENKATI GOJEWAD AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed in default for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Vishwanath Kondiba Gojewad, filed a writ petition in 2018 but failed to appear before the court for several years. On 25 February 2026, the court noted that the petitioner had not appeared and placed the matter under the caption ‘For Dismissal’ in the urgent orders category. The petitioner again failed to appear on the scheduled hearing date of 4 March 2026. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition in default for want of prosecution. The order also disposed of any pending civil applications, if any, related to the same matter.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate consequence when a petitioner fails to prosecute a writ petition for an extended period?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- default
- want of prosecution
- civil procedure
- court orders
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:9917
1 6 WP 6903-2018.odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
6 WRIT PETITION NO. 6903 OF 2018
VISHWANATH KONDIBA GOJEWAD
VERSUS
MAROTI VENKATI GOJEWAD AND OTHERS
…
CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.
DATE : 04.03.2026
PER COURT :
1. None appears for the Petitioner.
2. On 25.02.2026, the following order was passed :
“1. None appears for the Petitioner.
2. This petition is pending since 2018. The matter be placed
under the caption ‘For Dismissal’ in the urgent orders
category on 04.03.2026.”
3. Today also, none appears for the petitioner.
4. In view thereof, the Writ Petition stands dismissed in default for
want of prosecution.
5. Pending Civil Applications, if any, also stand disposed of.
[ SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE ]
JUDGE
Pooja Kale/
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