Bombay High Court

M/S RAJMUDRA REAL ESTATE PVT LTD MUMBAI BRANCH JALGAON THROUGH DIRECTORversusSWADHEEN SHIVRAJ KSHATRIYA AND ORS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The contempt petition was dismissed as there was no surviving cause of contempt after the disposal of the main writ petition.

Summary

M/s. Rajmudra Real Estate Pvt Ltd. filed a contempt petition (No. 206 of 2012) arising out of Writ Petition No. 4792 of 2011. The petitioner argued that the main writ petition had been disposed, leaving no surviving cause of contempt. The Court examined whether the contempt petition could continue in the absence of the underlying writ. Finding that the disposal of the main writ eliminated any basis for contempt, the Court held that there was nothing left to adjudicate. Consequently, the contempt petition was dismissed.

Issues considered

Can a contempt petition continue when the underlying writ petition has been disposed?

Subjects

contempt
writ petition
disposal
procedural law
jurisdiction

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:42234

                                                                             206.12CP

                                                  1

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                           906 CONTEMPT PETITION NO.206 OF 2012
                              IN WRIT PETITION NO.4792 OF 2011

                        M/S.RAJMUDRA REAL ESTATE PVT LTD.MUMBAI
                                                VERSUS
                          SWADHEEN SHIVRAJ KSHATRIYA & OTHERS
                                                   ...
                     Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr.A.D.Soman h/f. Mr.Sandeep
                                             S. Deshmukh
                          AGP for Respondent-State : Mrs.M.N.Ghanekar
                                                   …

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

                                       DATE      :    10.09.2026


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


                 1]           Mr.A.D.Soman,    learned     Advocate   holding    for

                 Mr.Sandeep      S.   Deshmukh,       learned   Advocate   for   the

                 petitioner submits that in view of disposal of the main Writ

                 Petition, nothing survives in the present Contempt Petition.

                 2]           In view of the same, the Contempt Petition is

                 disposed of.



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

                 DDC

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