1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. Criminal Writ Petition No. 563/2009 (Sharmendra Maheshwari .vs. State of Mah. And ors ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Mr. J.B. Jaiswal, APP for Respondents. CORAM : A.P. LAVANDE & P.D. KODE, JJ. DATED : JANUARY 08, 2010. This petition was filed by the petitioner/convict through jail. Initially we appointed Advocate Mr. N.A. Badar to appear on behalf of the petitioner since he was not represented by any advocate. The petitioner sent communication to this Court expressing his desire to engage advocate Mr. Rakesh Vagrade. In view of the said communication, Advocate Mr. N.A. Badar was discharged and the petitioner was permitted to engage Advocate Mr. Rakesh Vagrade. Accordingly the petitioner who is in jail, was informed about the order passed by this Court. When the matter is called today, Mr. Vagrade who was supposed to appear for the petitioner is not present. Mr. Jaiswal, learned APP is present. In view of the absence of the counsel for the petitioner, the petition is dismissed for non prosecution. JUDGE JUDGE halwai