Bombay High Court

LOVEKUSH VINAYAK RATHODversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition is infructuous and therefore cannot be entertained due to the passage of time.

Summary

The petitioner, Lovekush Vinayak Rathod, filed Contempt Petition No. 202 of 2013 arising out of Writ Petition No. 9004 of 2012 against the State of Maharashtra and other respondents. The petition sought relief on the ground that the respondents had allegedly committed contempt of the court. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner argued that the petition could no longer be entertained because of the lapse of time. The court accepted this submission, holding that the passage of time rendered the contempt petition infructuous. Consequently, the court disposed of the petition as infructuous, without addressing any substantive contempt allegations.

Issues considered

Whether a contempt petition filed in 2013 remains maintainable in 2026 despite the lapse of time.

Subjects

contempt of court
procedural limitation
infructuous petition
high court
disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39016


                                            1                 907 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 202 OF 2013



                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                           907 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 202 OF 2013
                                     IN WP/9004/2012

                              LOVEKUSH VINAYAK RATHOD
                                          VERSUS
                       THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                            …..
            Adv. Kartik Katariya h/f Adv. N. B. Narwade, Advocate for the
            Petitioner
            Adv. N. B. Patil, AGP for Respondents-State
            Adv. D. D. Pokharkar, Advocate for Respondent No. 5.
                                             …..

                                       CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
                                               VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.

                                       DATED : 27/08/2026
            Per Court:

            .          The learned counsel holding for Mr. Narwade, states that the

            Contempt Petition has become infructuous with the passage of

            time.

            2.         In view of the same, the Petition is disposed of                               as

            infructuous.




            ( VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, J. ) ( SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J. )

            shivani/

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