Bombay High Court
ASHISH SHIVAJI LANDAGEversusSAKSHI ASHISH LANDAGE
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
A writ petition is dismissed without hearing on merits when the petitioner fails to comply with the court’s order to deposit maintenance arrears.
Summary
The petitioner, Vaishali Anil, filed a writ petition seeking relief against the respondent, Tikam, concerning arrears of maintenance. The High Court had previously ordered the petitioner to deposit the maintenance arrears. The petitioner failed to comply with this order. The court, noting the non‑compliance, decided to dismiss the petition without hearing on its merits. The dismissal was based solely on the petitioner’s failure to obey the court’s directive, and no further substantive issues were addressed.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition can be dismissed for non‑compliance with a court order to deposit maintenance arrears
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to a hearing on the merits despite failure to obey the order
Subjects
- maintenance
- court order
- non‑compliance
- writ petition
- dismissal
Judgment
14-WP-9508-2025 (C).doc
Tikam
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 9508 OF 2025
VAISHALI Ashish Shivaji Landage ...Petitioner/s
ANIL VERSUS
TIKAM
Sakshi Ashish Landage ...Respondent/s
Digitally signed
by VAISHALI
ANIL TIKAM _________________________________________________________________
Date:
2026.09.11
11:57:37 +0530
Mr. Sumedh Modak, Advocate for Petitioner.
Mrs. Sangita Zunjarrao a/w Rajendra Tajane, Advocate for Respondent.
_________________________________________________________________
CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
DATE : 9th SEPTEMBER, 2026.
P.C. :
1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and Respondent.
2. The Petitioner has not complied the order passed by this Court
of depositing the arrears of maintenance. Hence, Petition is dismissed
without hearing on merit.
(SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)
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