Bombay High Court
ONKAR PUNDLIK WANIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
On 10th February 2026, the petitioner failed to appear before the High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, and the matter was kept for dismissal. The petitioner again failed to appear on the subsequent date. The writ petition, filed in 2022, had remained at the admission stage without any prosecutorial activity. The Court observed that the petitioners appeared uninterested in pursuing the case. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for want of prosecution due to the petitioner's failure to appear and prosecute the matter?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- procedural default
- High Court of Bombay
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:6911
Dilwale 1 1-WP-9073-22.odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
1 WRIT PETITION NO. 9073 OF 2022
Onkar Pundlik Wani
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary & Others
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AGP for Respondents: Mr. B. A. Shinde
Advocate for Respondents : Mr. Patil Shrikant S.
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CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.
DATE : 17.02.2026
PER COURT :
1. On 10th February, 2026, none appeared for the petitioner and,
therefore, the matter was kept for dismissal. Today also, none appears for
the petitioner.
2. The petition is pending since 2022 at the stage of admission. It
appears that the petitioners are not interested in prosecuting the matter.
3. In view of the above, the petition stands dismissed for want of
prosecution.
[ SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE ]
JUDGE
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