Bombay High Court

NILKANTHA PRABHAKAR WAGLEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition is disposed of as withdrawn.

Summary

Petitioner Nilkantha Prabhakar Wagle filed a contempt petition (No. 548 of 2019) against the State of Maharashtra and others. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner informed the Court that the petitioner had passed away and that his legal representative wished to withdraw the petition. The Court considered the petitioner's death and the request for withdrawal. No substantive merits of the contempt claim were examined. Consequently, the Court ordered the petition to be disposed of as withdrawn.

Subjects

contempt
withdrawal
petition dismissed
death of petitioner

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:45756-DB

                                                                            548.2019CP

                                                  1

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          905 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 548 OF 2019
                                     IN WP/36/1997

                               NILKANTHA PRABHAKAR WAGLE
                                             VERSUS
                       THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                                ...
                 Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. Shahane P.L.
                 AGP for Respondent/State : Mrs.M.N. Ghanekar
                                                ...
                                      CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                    VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ.

                                       DATE     :     30.09.2026

                 P.C. :


                 1.          Learned    counsel       for   the    petitioner,    on
                 instructions, submits that the petitioner is no more and he
                 also received instructions from the legal representative of the
                 petitioner for withdrawal of this petition.
                 2.          In view of the same, the petition stands disposed
                 of as withdrawn.




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


                 sga

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