Bombay High Court

ANILKUMAR S/O. BAIKUNTHNARAYAN TRIPATHIversusDR. SHRI MUKUND BARIDE REGISTRAR, NORTH MAH. UNIVERSITY JALGAON AND ORS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The contempt petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Summary

The petitioner, Anilkumar, filed a contempt petition (No. 282 of 2009) arising out of a writ petition concerning admission to the fourth year of an engineering course. The petition was filed against the Registrar of North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon and others. The Court observed that the subject matter of the original writ petition had become infructuous over time and that the petition had not been circulated for the last fifteen years. Consequently, the Court held that the contempt petition could no longer be entertained. The petition was therefore disposed of as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether the contempt petition is maintainable when the underlying subject matter has become infructuous and the petition has not been circulated for an extended period

Subjects

contempt
infructuous petition
admission to engineering course
high court
procedural lapse
jurisdiction

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:43084

                                                                          282.2009CP

                                                   1

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                           4 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 282 OF 2009
                                    IN WP/592/2002

                          Anilkumar S/o. Baikunthnarayan Tripathi
                                           VERSUS
                    Dr. Shri Mukund Baride Registrar, North Maharashtra.
                                University Jalgaon and others
                                               ...
                 ,AGP for Respondent/State : Mrs. U.S. Bhosale
                                               ...
                                    CORAM : VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,J.

                                       DATE        :   21.09.2026

                 P.C. :


                 1.          None of the petitioner.
                 2.          Learned Advocate then representing the petitioner
                 is now elevated as Judge of Bombay High Court.
                 3.          The report of Resource Personnel shows that the
                 subject matter of the Writ Petition is regarding admission to
                 the fourth year of Engineering Course.
                 4.          With the passage of time, the subject matter of
                 present    contempt    petition       has   become   infructuous.
                 Otherwise also the petition is not circulated for last 15 years.
                 5.          In view of the same, the contempt petition stands
                 disposed of as infructuous.




                                                   [VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV]
                                                            JUDGE
                 sga

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