Bhpuendra Govindrao Jadhav v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Chief Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of a Public Interest Litigation for non-prosecution/default: PIL No. 66 of 2024, Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, decided 22.04.2026 by Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi and Ajit B. Kadethankar, JJ. Petitioner: Bhpuendra Govindrao Jadhav; Respondents: State of Maharashtra and others (AGP V.M. Kagne for respondent Nos. 1 to 3). Grounds: petitioner's counsel absent without reason on the hearing date, no appearance on 30.01.2025 and 20.02.2025, earlier advocate (Sachin S. Deshmukh) elevated to the Bench; court held petitioner had lost interest and dismissed the PIL. Relevant searches: dismissal of PIL for want of pursuance, matter dismissed for non-appearance of counsel, default dismissal, petitioner lost interest, Maharashtra PIL procedure.
What did the court decide?
The Court dismissed the Public Interest Litigation, finding that the petitioner had lost interest: Advocate M.S. Shaikh was absent on the hearing date without assigning any reason, and no one was present on 30.01.2025 or 20.02.2025.