Bombay High Court

RAVINDRA RAJENDRA GITEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: KISHORE C SANT AJIT B KADETHANKAR

Holding

The petition is dismissed as infructuous because the petitioner’s grievance has been redressed.

Summary

The petitioner, Ravindra Rajendra Gite, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. The respondent State, through its Additional Government Pleader, submitted an affidavit stating that the petitioner’s grievance had been redressed, attaching a communication dated 09 January 2023 from the Education Officer (Secondary) to the school Head-Master confirming approval effective 1 January 2023. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the grievance was therefore resolved. The Court examined the affidavit and the attached communication and found that the relief sought was no longer required. Consequently, the Court held that the petition was infructuous and ordered it to be disposed of. The judgment was delivered by Justices Kishore C. Sant and Ajit B. Kadtankar on 17 June 2026.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition remains maintainable when the petitioner’s grievance has been redressed by the respondent

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
grievance redressal
education department
High Court

Judgment

                                          (1)                 52-WP-13921-2018


                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                            BENCH AT AURANGABAD
                       52 WRIT PETITION NO. 13921 OF 2018
                               Ravindra Rajendra Gite
                                      VERSUS
                        The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                                           ...

Mr. Chandrakant V. Thombre, Advocate for the Petitioner.
Mr. N. B. Patil, AGP for Respondent-State.
                                       CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT &
                                                  AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, JJ.

                                       DATE      : 17th JUNE 2026.

PC :-
1.           Learned AGP has filed an affidavit stating that the grievance of the

petitioner stands redressed. He has also placed on record, alongwith

affidavit in reply, a communication dated 09.01.2023 addressed by the

Education Officer (Secondary) to the Head-Master of the school. The

petitioner is now granted approval from 01.01.2023. The learned

Advocate for the petitioner submits that in view of this, the grievance of

the petitioner stands redressed.

2.           Considering above, petition stands disposed off as infructuous.


[AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.]                             [KISHORE C. SANT, J.]

D.A.ETHAPE

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