Bombay High Court

PRAMOD VASANT KULKARNIversusCOLLECTORATE OF AURANGABAD AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Pramod Vasant Kulkarni, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench. The petitioner's counsel was absent on the scheduled hearing date of 10 August 2026. The matter was subsequently posted for dismissal due to the absence. No further representation was made by the petitioner. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition can be dismissed for want of prosecution due to the petitioner's counsel's absence

Subjects

writ petition
dismissal
want of prosecution
counsel absence

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:37192
                                                 1                    54-WP-8005-13.odt




                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD


                                WRIT PETITION NO. 8005 OF 2013

                                  PRAMOD VASANT KULKARNI
                                           VERSUS
                         COLLECTORATE OF AURANGABAD AND OTHERS
                                             ...
                            AGP for Respondents : Mr. P. P. Dawalkar
                                             ...

                                          CORAM :        SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.
                                          DATE       :   17-08-2026
                PER COURT:-

                1.    Recording absence of the counsel for the petitioner on

                10.08.2026, the matter was posted for dismissal.       Even today,

                nobody is present for the petitioner. As such, the writ petition

                stands dismissed for want of prosecution.




                                                 [SACHIN S. DESHMUKH]
                                                         JUDGE

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