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Ajit Yashwant Dongare v. State of Maharashtra

Bombay HC5 May 2026ABA/1226/2026

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What is this about?

Common order, Bombay High Court Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction (Ashwin D. Bhobe, J.), dated 5 May 2026: administrative listing order for matters un-heard for paucity of time; continuation of ad-interim/interim orders subject to removal of office objections within one week; Affidavit-in-Reply/Rejoinder within one week; matters awaiting notice service to be listed after service; spare copies for issuance of notice within 7 days failing which matters deemed dismissed against unserved respondents on 8th day; listing date 12/06/2026 for board serial numbers 42-49 and 52-67. No statutes or case law cited.

What did the court decide?

Continuation of ad-interim/interim orders, if any, subject to removal of office objections within one week; liberty to file Affidavit-in-Reply/Rejoinder, if any, within one week; matters listed on 12/06/2026.

Ajit Yashwant Dongare vs State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether the ad-interim/interim orders granted earlier in the listed matters should continue notwithstanding that the matters were not heard and office objections remain outstanding. +1 more

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Court's answer

Ad-interim/interim orders, if any granted earlier, would continue, subject to compliance with removal of office objections within one week.

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Ratio / Principle

Where notices could not be processed due to non-supply of spare copies, the Petitioner shall supply spare copies within seven days, failing which the matters stand dismissed as against the unserved Respondents on the 8th day; if copies are supplied, the office is to issue notice to the unserved Respondents returnable after two weeks.

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Key takeaways

Affidavit-in-Reply/Rejoinder, if any, is to be filed within one week from the date of this order.ratio¶4
Subject to the above directions, the matters appearing at board serial numbers 42-49 and 52-67 are to be listed on 12/06/2026.ratio¶7
Matters in which service of notice is awaited are to be put up after service.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction), common administrative/listing order dated 5 May 2026 passed by Ashwin D. Bhobe, J., covering unnamed matters identified only by board serial numbers. As the matters could not be taken up for hearing at 7:15 p.m. due to paucity of time, the Court directed: (i) office objections in some matters to be removed within one week; (ii) ad-interim/interim orders, if any granted earlier, to continue subject to such compliance; (iii) Affidavit-in-Reply/Rejoinder, if any, to be filed within one week; (iv) matters awaiting service of notice to be put up after service; (v) where notices could not be processed for want of spare copies, the Petitioner to supply spare copies within seven days, failing which such matters stand dismissed as against the unserved Respondents on the 8th day, and if copies are supplied, notice to issue to the unserved Respondents returnable after two weeks; and (vi) the matters at serial numbers 42-49 and 52-67 to be listed on 12/06/2026. No substantive adjudication, statutory provision or precedent is dealt with.

Ajit Yashwant Dongare v. State of Maharashtra

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