Bombay High Court

OMPRAKASHJI RATANLALJI MALPANIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: SACHIN S DESHMUKH

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous due to the lapse of time.

Summary

Omprakashji Ratanlalji Malpani filed a writ petition (No. 12223 of 2015) before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging the State of Maharashtra and others. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the petition had become infructuous due to the lapse of time. The court examined whether the delay rendered the petition non‑maintainable. Relying on the principle that a petition must be timely to be effective, the court held that the petition could no longer be entertained. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition remains maintainable despite the passage of time.

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
delay
maintainability
High Court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:32334



                                                                 14 WP12223.2015
                                              -1-

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             14 WRIT PETITION NO. 12223 OF 2015

                          OMPRAKASHJI RATANLALJI MALPANI
                                            VERSUS
                       THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                               ...
              Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. B. N. Patil
              AGP for Respondent/State: Mr. P. D. Patil
                                               ...


                                          CORAM : SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.
                                             Date : 31.07.2026

              PER COURT :-

              1.           Mr. B. N. Patil, learned counsel for the Petitioner

              submits that by passage of time the Petition is rendered

              infructuous.


              2.           The Writ Petition stands disposed of as infructuous.




                                                    (SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.)

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