Bombay High Court

ROHIT PREM CHHABRAversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

Decided: 17 June 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution due to the petitioner's failure to appear and pursue the matter.

Summary

The petitioner, Rohit Prem Chhabra, filed a writ petition on 7 January 2019 in the Bombay High Court. No appearance was made by the petitioner or his counsel at any subsequent hearing. The court noted that the petitioner made no effort to circulate the petition since its filing. It was observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the relief sought. Consequently, the court exercised its power to dismiss the petition for non-prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for non-prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear or take steps to advance the petition?

Subjects

writ petition
non-prosecution
dismissal
criminal appellate jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

DTG                                                            54-wp97.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                         WRIT PETITION NO. 97 OF 2019

Rohit Prem Chhabra                                           … Petitioner
         V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                              … Respondents
                    _______________________________________

None for Petitioner.

Mr. Vinod Chate, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
                _______________________________________

                             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.

7th January 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)              Dismissed for non-prosecution.




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


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