Bombay High Court

MADHAVI MARUTI PATIL AND ANRversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR SECRETARY AND ANR

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The petition is deemed infructuous and is therefore disposed of.

Summary

The petitioners, Madhavi Maruti Patil and another, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking relief and requested that the matter be referred for mediation as part of a mediation drive. The respondents, the State of Maharashtra and others, opposed the referral. The court was listed to consider whether any settlement was possible and whether the petition could be sent to mediation. Counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petition had become infructuous, meaning there was no longer any live dispute to adjudicate. After hearing, the judges held that the petition was indeed infructuous and therefore disposed of without further proceedings.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition can be referred for mediation under the ongoing mediation drive
Whether the petition remains a live cause of action or has become infructuous

Subjects

writ petition
mediation
infructuous
civil appellate jurisdiction
settlement

Judgment

2026:BHC-KOL:9114-DB

34-WP-10079-2023(C).doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION NO. 10079 OF 2023

Madhavi Maruti Patil And Another ...Petitioners.
Versus
The State of Maharashtra and Others ...Respondents.

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Mr. Dheeraj Patil, for the Petitioners.
Ms. Tejas J. Kapre, AGP for the Respondent-State.
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Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh &
Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.
Date : September 22, 2026.
P. C. :

1. This matter was listed to examine whether there is any possibility

of settlement, so that the Petition can be referred for mediation during

the mediation drive.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the Petitioners submits that the

Petition has been rendered infructuous.

3. The Petition stands disposed of as infructuous.

[Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.]

Jamadar - SL 1 of 1

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