Bombay High Court

ASHOK PURUSHOTTAM BACHUWARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

Decided: 17 June 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

Ashok Purushottam Bachuwar filed a writ petition on 12 February 2019 in the Bombay High Court challenging the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the petition since its filing. The Court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑prosecution. The pending interim application was also disposed of as it could not survive the dismissal of the main petition.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for non‑prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear and does not take steps to advance the petition

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
high court
criminal appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

DTG                                                          118-Wp.788.2019.doc



              IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                     WRIT PETITION NO. 788 OF 2019
                                 WITH
              INTERIM APPLICATION (STAMP) NO.12845 OF 2025

Ashok Purushottam Bachuwar                             … 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 in WP and
for Applicant in IA.
                   _______________________________________
                            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. 12 th

February 2019, neither the Petitioner nor his 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. 12845

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



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

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