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Bombay High Court

SADASHIV ANANDRAO KAPADNIS AND ANRversusBALIRAM RAGHO KAPADNIS (DECD) THROUGH LRS.

Decided
Disposal
Disposed Off

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous because the underlying suit has been disposed of by compromise.

Summary

The petitioners filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking relief against the respondents. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioners. The respondents' counsel informed the court that the underlying civil suit had been settled by compromise before the Lok Adalat, rendering the writ petition moot. The court took a copy of the compromise order on record. Consequently, the court held that the writ petition was infructuous and ordered its disposal.

Issues considered

  • The writ petition is maintainable when the underlying suit has been settled by compromise before the Lok Adalat.

Subjects

  • writ petition
  • Lok Adalat
  • compromise
  • infructuous
  • civil procedure

Judgment

                                                                        14-wp-12959-2016.doc




           varsha              IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                          CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                                         WRIT PETITION NO. 12959 OF 2016


                     Sadashiv Anandrao Kapadnis and Anr                   … Petitioners
                                   vs.
                     Baliram Ragho Kapadnis(Deceased) through             … Respondents
                     Lrs


                     None for the Petitioners
                     Ms. Amisha Lolusare i/b. Mr. Pradeep Thorat for Respondent Nos. 1
                     to 11.
                                                       CORAM : GAURI GODSE, J.
                                                        DATED : 10th JULY 2026


                     ORDER:

                     1.       None appears for the petitioners. Learned counsel for the

                     respondents submits that the suit has been disposed of, rendering
        Digitally
        signed by
        VARSHA
                     this petition infructuous. A copy of the order is taken on record.
VARSHA VIJAY
VIJAY   RAJGURU
RAJGURU Date:
        2026.07.14
        14:02:42
        +0530
                     2.       The suit is disposed of by way of compromise before the Lok

                     Adalat.

                     3.       The writ petition is disposed of as infructuous.



                                                                         (GAURI GODSE, J.)



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