Harish Prema Adiwal v. the State of Maharashtra through the Office of Principal Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad (2026:BHC-AUG:11403-DB), WRIT PETITION NO. 4778 OF 2025, Harish Prema Adiwal v. The State Of Maharashtra (decided 12th March, 2026; Coram: Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi & Hiten S. Venegavkar, JJ., PER COURT). Petition dismissed for non-prosecution: advocate Mr. Z. Z. Sayyed, holding for Mr. S. G. Deshmukh, again sought adjournment on personal medical grounds; the Government Circular dated 05.11.1992 was never filed despite opportunities on 29.04.2025 and 09.06.2025. AGP Mr. V. M. Kagne for respondent-State. No statutes or precedents cited or discussed; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
The Court refused the adjournment sought once again and dismissed the petition, since repeated adjournments could not be granted where the petitioner's advocate had failed to file the Government Circular dated 05.11.1992 despite earlier orders of 29.04.2025 and 09.06.2025.