Bombay High CourtWP/6309/1996dissmiss for defaultnonprosecution

B.D.Sthalekar v. The Board Of Trustees Of The Port Of Bombay

2017-07-19Hon'Ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni1 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6309 OF 1996 B. D. Sthalekar .....Petitioner V/s.

The Board of Trustees of the Port of Bomaby ....Respondent None for the Petitioner.

Mr. V. J. Makhija a/w Rama H. i/b M/s. Mulla and Mulla CBC Advocate for the Respondent.

CORAM : G. S. KULKARNI, J.

DATED : JULY 19, 2017.

PC :

1) None for the petitioner. Mr. V. J. Makhija appears for the Respondent/Port. This petition is of the year 1996. It has been appearing on the final hearing board for quite sometime. Today, when the petition is called out for final hearing, the petitioner is not represented. However, in the interest of justice, one more opportunity is granted to the petitioner to appear at the final hearing of the petition. Accordingly, let the petition be retained at its position on the final hearing board and be again called out tomorrow (20th July 2017). If on the adjourned date of hearing, the petitioner is not represented, the Court shall proceed to pass appropriate orders, including dismissing the petition for non prosecution.

(G. S. KULKARNI, J.) ism