Bombay High Court
SANTOSH PANDHARINATH DIVEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
Santosh Pandharinath Dive filed a writ petition on 29 October 2020 in the Bombay High Court seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the petition after filing. The court observed that the petitioner appeared disinterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the court considered the petition to be abandoned. The judges dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑prosecution, without addressing any substantive merits.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition that remains unattended and uncirculated by the petitioner should be dismissed for non‑prosecution
Subjects
- writ petition
- non-prosecution
- dismissal
- Bombay High Court
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
Judgment
ssm 64-wp980.2021.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 980 OF 2021
Santosh Pandharinath Dive …..Petitioner
Vs.
State Of Maharashtra & Ors. …..Respondents
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None for the Petitioner.
Shri. S. V. Gavand APP, for the Respondent-State.
____________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 29th AUGUST, 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.
29th October, 2020, 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.)
Digitally signed
by SANJIV
SANJIV SHARNAPPA
SHARNAPPA MASHALKAR 1/1
MASHALKAR Date:
2026.09.07
17:01:07 +0530
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