Bombay High Court

DNYANESHWAR SHIVAJI PAWARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS DISTRICT AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition is infructuous because the Gram Panchayat’s term has expired, and therefore no relief can be granted.

Summary

Vishnu Nivrutti Koli filed a writ petition challenging the order that disqualified him from the post of Sarpanch. The petitioner argued that the disqualification was illegal. The court observed that the term of the Gram Panchayat had already expired on 10 February 2026, leaving no operative issue to adjudicate. Since the subject matter no longer existed, the petition was deemed infructuous. Consequently, the writ petition and any pending civil applications were dismissed.

Issues considered

The order of disqualification of the petitioner from the post of Sarpanch is challengeable.
Whether the petition remains maintainable given the expiration of the Gram Panchayat's term.

Subjects

disqualification
sarpanch
writ petition
infructuous
Gram Panchayat term
jurisdiction

Judgment

                                    1                        901wp11599.25.odt

             IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                        BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                  901 WRIT PETITION NO. 11599 OF 2025
                                 WITH
                  CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 11620 OF 2025
                           IN WP/11599/2025

                  VISHNU NIVRUTTI KOLI
                        VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS DISTRICT AND OTHERS

                                    ...
               Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. D. R. Kale
      AGP for Respondents/State : Dr. Kalpana Patil Bharaswadkar
        Advocate for Respondent No. 3 : Mr.Kokade Amol Ashok
                                    ...


                          CORAM : MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, J.
                          DATE   : 23.09.2026.

PER COURT :

1.            This matter is circulated by the respondent. According to the
respondent No. 3, the order of disqualification for the post of Sarpanch is
the subject matter of challenge in the present Writ Petition. But
considering the term of office of the Grampanchyat itself is over on
10.02.2026. Therefore, nothing survives to be adjudicated in the present
Writ Petition and this position is not disputed by the learned Advocate for
the petitioner.


2.            In view thereof, the Writ Petition is disposed of as
infructuous.


3.            In view of disposal of the Writ Petition the pending all Civil
Applications, if any, are also disposed of.




                                     ( MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, J. )

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