Bombay High Court

SAMPAT SHAHURAO RALEBHATversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR COLLECTOR AHILYANAGAR AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court held that due to subsequent developments and the lapse of time, the relief sought in the writ petition no longer survived and the petition must be dismissed.

Summary

The petitioner, Sampat Shahurao Ralebhat, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra and other respondents. The petition was heard by a bench comprising Justices Nitin B. Suryawanshi and Abasaheb D. Shinde. The Court observed that subsequent developments and the passage of time had rendered the relief sought by the petitioner moot. Consequently, the Court found that nothing survived in the petition. The petition was therefore disposed of, with the Court granting the petitioner liberty to approach an appropriate forum in the future if needed.

Subjects

writ petition
lapse of time
disposal of petition
jurisdiction

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:36557-DB


                                                   {1}                  39-wp-10333-2026

                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                            BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                     39 WRIT PETITION NO. 10333 OF 2026

                                     Sampat Shahurao Ralebhat
                                              VERSUS
               The State Of Maharashtra Through Collector Ahilyanagar And Others
                                                  ...
              Mr. Abhijit S. More, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. V.M. Kagne, AGP for State
              Mr. Suhas Shirsath, Advocate for Respondent No. 3
                                                .......

                                          CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                                   ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.


                                             DATE : 17th AUGUST, 2026
              PER COURT :

              1.       In view of subsequent developments and passage of time,

              nothing survives in the present Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is

              therefore disposed of by granting liberty to the Petitioner to approach

              appropriate forum in future, if the need arises.



              (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)                   (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)




              Bhagyawant Punde

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