Bombay High Court

VINOD BALAJI TORNEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: SIDDHESHWAR SUNDARRAO THOMBRE

Holding

A writ petition that has become infructuous due to the passage of time is dismissed as there is nothing left for further consideration.

Summary

The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, considered a batch of writ petitions (Nos. 11636/2022, 11654/2022, 11652/2022, 11651/2022, 11650/2022, 11649/2022, 11648/2022, 11645/2022, 11637/2022, 11643/2022) filed by various petitioners against the State of Maharashtra. All petitions sought relief against the State, but the petitioners, through their counsel, submitted that the passage of time had rendered the petitions infructuous. The Court examined whether any substantive issues remained for adjudication given the lapse of time. Relying on the principle that a petition which has become moot cannot be entertained, the Court held that there was nothing left for further consideration. Consequently, the Court disposed of each writ petition as infructuous, effectively dismissing them without addressing the merits.

Issues considered

What is the effect of the passage of time on pending writ petitions?
Can a writ petition be entertained when it has become moot or infructuous?

Subjects

writ petition
limitation
infructuous
mootness
High Court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:21537
                                                        Writ Petition No.11636/2022
                                              :: 1 ::




                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD


                           41 WRIT PETITION NO. 11636 OF 2022

            Mohan Vyankatrao Kadam                       ….Petitioner
                     VERSUS
            The State Of Maharashtra Through & ors.      …..Respondents

                                             .......
            Mr. A.V. Hon, Advocate for petitioner
            Mr. R.B. Dhaware, A.G.P. for State
                                             ....…
                                              WITH
                              WRIT PETITION NO. 11654 OF 2022

            Balaji s/o Shrihari Jadhav                   ….Petitioner
                     VERSUS
            The State Of Maharashtra Through & ors.      …..Respondents
                                              .......
            Mr. A.V. Hon, Advocate for petitioner
            Mr. R.B. Dhaware, A.G.P. for State
            Mr. Jiwan J. Patil, Advocate for r.No.4
                                             ....…
                                              WITH
                              WRIT PETITION NO. 11652 OF 2022

            Bhaurao s/o Deorao Kalyankar                 ….Petitioner
                     VERSUS
            The State Of Maharashtra Through & ors.      …..Respondents

                                              .......
                                            Writ Petition No.11636/2022
                                  :: 2 ::


Mr. A.V. Hon, Advocate for petitioner
Mr. R.B. Dhaware, A.G.P. for State
                                 ....…
                                  WITH
                WRIT PETITION NO. 11651 OF 2022

Dhanraj Nanaji Dafade                        ….Petitioner
      VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through & ors.      …..Respondents
                                 .......
Mr. A.V. Hon, Advocate for petitioner
Mr. R.B. Dhaware, A.G.P. for State
Mr. Jiwan J. Patil, Advocate for R.No.4
                                 ....…
                                  WITH
                WRIT PETITION NO. 11650 OF 2022

Ramesh Keshavrao Dhongde                     ….Petitioner
      VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through & ors.      …..Respondents
                                 .......
Mr. A.V. Hon, Advocate for petitioner
Mr. R.B. Dhaware, A.G.P. for State
Mr. Jiwan J. Patil, Advocate for R.No.4
                                 ....…
                                  WITH
                WRIT PETITION NO. 11649 OF 2022

Vinod Balaji Torne                           ….Petitioner
      VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through & ors.      …..Respondents
                                 .......
Mr. A.V. Hon, Advocate for petitioner
                                            Writ Petition No.11636/2022
                                  :: 3 ::


Mr. R.B. Dhaware, A.G.P. for State
                                ....…
                                  WITH
                WRIT PETITION NO. 11648 OF 2022

Vyankati Sakharam Ladekar                    ….Petitioner
     VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through & ors.      …..Respondents
                                 .......
Mr. A.V. Hon, Advocate for petitioner
Mr. R.B. Dhaware, A.G.P. for State
Mr. Jiwan J. Patil, Advocate for R.No.4
                                 ....…
                                  WITH
                WRIT PETITION NO. 11645 OF 2022

Shahuraj Janardhanrao Gore                   ….Petitioner
      VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through & ors.      …..Respondents
                                 .......
Mr. A.V. Hon, Advocate for petitioner
Mr. R.B. Dhaware, A.G.P. for State
                                 ....…
                                  WITH
                WRIT PETITION NO. 11637 OF 2022

Govindrao Virbhadra Hample                   ….Petitioner
      VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through & ors.      …..Respondents
                                 .......
Mr. A.V. Hon, Advocate for petitioner
Mr. R.B. Dhaware, A.G.P. for State
                                 ....…
                                                 Writ Petition No.11636/2022
                                    :: 4 ::


                                    WITH
                 WRIT PETITION NO. 11643 OF 2022

Bhujangrao Govind Shinde                          ….Petitioner
        VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through & ors.           …..Respondents

                                 .......
Mr. A.V. Hon, Advocate for petitioner
Mr. R.B. Dhaware, A.G.P. for State
                                 ....…
                         CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.
                         DATE       : 8th MAY, 2026

PER COURT :


1.            Learned counsel for the petitioners, on instructions,
submits that, by passage of time, these petitions have rendered
infructuous     and    therefore,      nothing   survives    for   further
consideration. In view thereof, the writ petitions are disposed of as
infructuous.


                                (SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.)




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