Bombay High Court
SANTNATH GANPAT MANEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The contempt petition is abated and disposed of as abated due to the death of the petitioner.
Summary
Santnath Ganpat Mane filed a contempt petition alleging disobedience of an interim order issued in his writ petition (WP/7271/2012). The writ petition was later held abated because the petitioner died on 28 February 2018. The court examined whether the contempt petition could continue in view of the petitioner's death. It held that since the underlying writ petition was abated, the contempt petition could not survive. Accordingly, the contempt petition was also abated and disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether a contempt petition remains viable when the underlying writ petition is abated due to the death of the petitioner?
Subjects
- contempt of court
- abatement
- death of petitioner
- interim order
- writ petition
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:41583
909 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 307 OF 2013
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
909 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 307 OF 2013
IN WP/7271/2012
Santnath Ganpat Mane
Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
__________________________________________________________
• Adv. Parvez Syed h/f. Adv. Patil Indrale Anand V. for
the Petitioner
• Mr. Rajdeep D. Raut, A.G.P. for State
__________________________________________________________
CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.
DATE : SEPTEMBER 08, 2026
ORDER : [PER VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, J.]
1) The order of which disobedience is alleged in
this petition, was an interim order. Subsequently, the main
Writ Petition itself stood disposed of as abated due to death
of the petitioner during pendency of the petition by order
dated 28.02.2018.
2) In view of the same, the present Contempt
Petition is abated due to the death of the petitioner and the
same is disposed of as abated.
(VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV) (SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE)
JUDGE JUDGE
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