Bombay High Court

SUDAM RAVINDRA DESLEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH COLLECTOR AND ANOTHER

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition cannot be maintained as the local body tenure has ended, leaving no cause of action.

Summary

Sudam Ravindra Desle filed a writ petition challenging a no‑confidence motion passed by the majority of village panchayat members against him. The motion related to the local body’s tenure for the period 2020‑25. The Court observed that the tenure had already expired, rendering the motion and any relief sought moot. Consequently, the petition was found to lack any surviving cause of action. The Court therefore disposed of the writ petition.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition challenging a no‑confidence motion is maintainable when the tenure of the local body concerned has already expired

Subjects

no‑confidence motion
local body tenure
writ petition
cause of action
petition disposed

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:46091



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                                                                      907 WP 10120 OF 2024

                           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                      BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                   907 WRIT PETITION NO. 10120 OF 2024

                                       SUDAM RAVINDRA DESLE
                                               VERSUS
                       THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH COLLECTOR
                                            AND ANOTHER
                                                  ...
                     Mr. M. D. Deshpande h/f. Mr. L.V. Sangit, Advocate for the
                     Petitioner
                     Mr. S. N. Kendre, AGP for Respondent No.1 – State
                     Mr. A. N. Deshpande h/f. Mr. A. S. Sawant, Advocate for
                     Respondent No.2
                                                  …

                                              CORAM : AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.
                                              DATED : 1st October 2026

                     P.C. :-

                     .         The petition arises out of no-confidence motion moved

                     by the majority of the village panchayat members against the

                     petitioner. This was in respect of the local body tenure from

                     2020-25. Apparently, the tenure of the local body is already

                     over. In view of this, nothing survives in this petition.

                     2.        The Writ Petition is disposed of.



                                                            ( AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J. )
                     PRW

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