Bombay High Court

AKOLE TALUKA EDUCATION SOCIETY AND ANOTHERversusS.S.MANTHA, CHAIRMAN, ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND ANOTHER

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The contempt petition is dismissed as infructuous and no relief is granted.

Summary

The Akole Taluka Education Society and another filed Contempt Petition No. 108 of 2013 arising out of Writ Petition No. 8312 of 2011 against S.S. Mantha, Chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education, and others. The petition alleged contempt of the earlier writ order. The Court examined whether the petition remained viable after the lapse of time. It observed that the subject matter of the petition had become infructuous due to the passage of time. Consequently, the Court found that nothing survived in the contempt petition and ordered its disposal.

Issues considered

What is the effect of the passage of time on the maintainability of a contempt petition?

Subjects

contempt
infructuous
high court
writ petition
petition disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:42232

                                                                         108.13CP

                                                 1

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                         911 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 108 OF 2013
                            IN WRIT PETITION NO.8312 OF 2011

                       AKOLE TALUKA EDUCATION SOCIETY & ANOTHER
                                           VERSUS
                       S.S.MANTHA, CHAIRMAN, ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR
                             TECHNICAL EDUCATION & ANOTHER
                                              ...
                           AGP for Respondent-State : Mrs.U.S.Bhosle
                                              …
                                      CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                  VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ.

                                      DATE      :    10.09.2026


                 ORDER : [PER : VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, J.]


                 1]          None for the petitioner.

                 2]          It seems that with the passage of time the subject

                 matter of the petition has become infructuous.

                 3]          In view of the same, nothing survives in the

                 present Contempt Petition and the same stands disposed of.




                 [VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV]              [SANDIPKUMAR C.MORE]
                         JUDGE                             JUDGE

                 DDC

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