Bombay High Court

MANTHAN BEER SHOPEE SELU THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR R M LOKULWARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: KISHORE C SANT SUSHIL M GHODESWAR

Holding

The petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Summary

The petitioners, MANTHAN BEER SHOPEE SELU through proprietor R.M. Lokulwar, filed writ petition No. 11661 of 2017 in the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad bench, challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. The petition remained pending for several years. The learned counsel for the petitioner informed the Court that, due to the efflux of time, the petition had become infructuous. The Court examined whether the petition could still be entertained despite the lapse. Relying on the principle that a petition which has become infructuous cannot be entertained, the Court held that the petition must be disposed of. Accordingly, the petition was dismissed as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition remains maintainable after the lapse of time rendering it infructuous

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
limitation
dismissal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:659-DB




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                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                   910 WRIT PETITION NO. 11661 OF 2017

                   MANTHAN BEER SHOPEE SELU THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR R M
                                        LOKULWAR
                                         VERSUS
                         THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

              Mr.A.V. Indrale Patil, Advocate for the petitioner.
              Mr.S.J.Salgare, AGP for the respondent/State.

                                     ( CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT AND
                                               SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, JJ. )

                                        DATE : 8 JANUARY, 2026


              PER COURT :


              1.             The learned Advocate for the petitioner informs this Court

              that by efflux of time, the petition has became infructuous.



              2.             As such, the petition stands disposed of, as infructuous.




                   ( SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.)                 ( KISHORE C. SANT, J.)




              khs/Jan.2026/11661

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