Bombay High Court

SHEKHAR DATTATRAYA HINGEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHER

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The writ petition was disposed of as infructuous because the petitioner had already obtained the sought approval.

Summary

Shekhar Dattatraya Hinge filed a writ petition (WP No. 3307 of 2024) and a concurrent civil application (No. 9245 of 2026) against the State of Maharashtra. During the pendency of the petition, the petitioner obtained the approval he was seeking, rendering the relief sought moot. The petitioner’s counsel submitted that the grant of approval obviated the need for further judicial intervention. The Court observed that since the relief had already been granted, the petition no longer had any operative purpose. Consequently, the Court disposed of the writ petition as infructuous and also dismissed the accompanying civil application. No substantive legal questions were adjudicated beyond the procedural disposition.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition remains maintainable when the relief sought has been granted during its pendency

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
civil application
disposal
approval granted
procedural dismissal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:38367-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                              WRIT PETITION NO.3307 OF 2024
                                           WITH
                            CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9245 OF 2026
                                      IN WP/3307/2024

                                   SHEKHAR DATTATRAYA HINGE
                                             VERSUS
              THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
                                           AND OTHER
                                                 ...
              Mr. Abhijit S. More, Advocate for Applicant
              Mr. S. R. Wakle, AGP for Respondents/State
                                                 ...

                                      CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                              ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                       DATE : 21st AUGUST, 2026

              PER COURT :

              1.           Learned advocate for petitioner submits that during the

              pendency of this petition the petitioner is granted approval. As such,

              noting survives in the present petition.

              2.           Writ petition is, therefore, disposed of as infructuous.

              Accordingly, the civil application also stands disposed of.



              (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)              (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)




              SVH

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