Bombay High Court

SMT. SHILPA UDAY SAVEversusGODAWARI EDUCATION SOCIETY, THROUGH CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY AND ORS

Decided: 25 June 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: G S KULKARNI AARTI A SATHE

Holding

The writ petitions were dismissed for want of prosecution, and the accompanying civil applications were likewise dismissed.

Summary

The petitioners filed multiple writ petitions (Nos. 9530‑9536 of 2012) and accompanying civil applications (Nos. 884‑890 of 2014) before the Bombay High Court. No substantive arguments or evidence were advanced for a prolonged period, and the petitioners appeared to have lost interest in pursuing the matters. The Court observed that the passage of time indicated a lack of prosecution. Consequently, the Court dismissed the writ petitions for want of prosecution. As a result, all the related civil applications were also dismissed as there was nothing left to adjudicate.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate consequence when a party fails to prosecute a writ petition and related civil applications for an extended period?

Subjects

writ petition
civil application
dismissal
want of prosecution
passage of time
high court

Judgment

                                                             223 WP 3590-12.DOC



           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                  CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                   WRIT PETITION NO. 9530 OF 2012
                                WITH
                  CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 884 OF 2014
                                 IN
                   WRIT PETITION NO. 9530 OF 2012


Anil Gopinath Dhavale                        ...Petitioner
      Versus
Godawari Education Society & Ors.            ...Respondents
                                WITH
                   WRIT PETITION NO. 9531 OF 2012
                                WITH
                  CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 885 OF 2014
                                 IN
                   WRIT PETITION NO. 9531 OF 2012
                                WITH
                   WRIT PETITION NO. 9532 OF 2012
                                WITH
                  CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 886 OF 2014
                                 IN
                   WRIT PETITION NO. 9532 OF 2012
                                WITH
                   WRIT PETITION NO. 9533 OF 2012
                                WITH
                  CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 887 OF 2014
                                 IN
                   WRIT PETITION NO. 9533 OF 2012
                                WITH
                   WRIT PETITION NO. 9534 OF 2012
                                WITH
                  CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 888 OF 2014
                                 IN
                   WRIT PETITION NO. 9534 OF 2012
                                WITH
                   WRIT PETITION NO. 9535 OF 2012
                                WITH
                  CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 889 OF 2014
                                 IN
                   WRIT PETITION NO. 9535 OF 2012
                                WITH
                   WRIT PETITION NO. 9536 OF 2012
                                WITH


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                                                                     223 WP 3590-12.DOC



                    CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 890 OF 2014
                                   IN
                     WRIT PETITION NO. 9536 OF 2012
                                 _______
None for the Petitioners.
Mr. A. I. Patel. Addl.G.P. a/w A. A. Purav & D. S. Deshmukh, AGP for
Respondent-State.
                                     _______

                                  CORAM:          G. S. KULKARNI &
                                                  AARTI SATHE, JJ.

                                  DATE:           25 JUNE 2026

P.C.

           None for the Petitioners. It appears that due to passage of time, the

Petitioners have lost interest in prosecuting the matter. Hence, dismissed for want

of prosecution.


2.         In view of dismissal of the Petitions, nothing survives in the above Civil

Applications and the same also stand dismissed.




        (AARTI SATHE, J.)                         (G. S. KULKARNI, J.)




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