Santosh Jagdish Shetty v. St. Mary'S Education Society, Trust And ORS

suresh 3-WPG-5450.2012.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5450 OF 2012 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2771 OF 2012 IN WRIT PETITION NO.5450 OF 2012 Santosh Jagdish Shetty .... Petitioner Vs.

St. Mary's Education Society, Trust & Others .... Respondents None for the Petitioner.

Mr. Rajesh Datar for Respondent No.2.

Mr. S.B. Kalel, AGP, for the Respondent-State. CORAM: S.C. DHARMADHIKARI & M.S. KARNIK, JJ.

DATE : JANUARY 10, 2019 P.C:

1.

This petition is of the year 2012. It has been listed on 33 prior occasions. A notice of this petition was issued about six-and-half years back. We find that from the inception the petitioner has not evinced any interest to argue this petition.

suresh 3-WPG-5450.2012.doc 2.

In the circumstances, we do not think that we should engage the petitioner any further. Both the petitioner and his Advocate being absent, the writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.

3.

Ad-interim/interim order, if any, to stand vacated forthwith.

4.

In view of dismissal of the writ petition, Civil Application No.2771 of 2012 does not survive and it accordingly stands disposed of.

(M.S. KARNIK, J.) (S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.)