- 1 - wp13981.25.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 7 WRIT PETITION NO. 13981 OF 2025 Pratiksha Uttam Rathod ….Petitioner VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others …..Respondents Mr. S. B. Pulkundwar, AGP for the State. Mr. R. K. Ingole, Advocate for Respondent No.2. CORAM : SMT VIBHA KANKANWADI & HITEN S VENEGAVKAR, JJ. DATE : 4th MARCH, 2026. PER COURT : 1. The learned Advocate for the Petitioner is absent either physically or virtually. He was absent on 22.01.2026 also. 2. In our earlier order we had made it clear that if the Petitioner’s Advocate remains absent on 04.03.2026 i.e. today, the matter would be liable to be dismissed. 3. It appears that the Petitioner has lost interest and therefore, the petition stands dismissed. ( HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR ) ( SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI ) JUDGE JUDGE dyb