Raju Ramchandra Tiwaskar and Others v. State of Maharashtra, Thr. Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources Dept., Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Default dismissal: Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, Writ Petition No. 2980 of 2024, Raju Ramchandra Tiwaskar and others v. The State of Maharashtra and others, decided 13.02.2026 (neutral citation 2026:BHC-NAG:2499-DB), coram Anil S. Kilor and Raj D. Wakode, JJ. Petition dismissed for want of prosecution after the petitioners failed to appear on 10.02.2026 and again on the hearing date; their counsel reported that the petitioners had taken away the case papers from her office in December 2025. No costs awarded. No merits, statutes or precedents dealt with — usable only to show the fact of dismissal, not for any proposition of law.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution, with no costs, as none appeared for the petitioners either on 10.02.2026 or on the date of hearing. ¶13