Bombay High Court

ANUBAI ALIAS ANUSAYA KATHOD THAKURversusSADANAND EKNATH BHOIR AND ORS.

Decided: 4 March 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: GAURI GODSE

Holding

The writ petition is infructuous and therefore dismissed.

Summary

The petitioner, Anubai Alias Anusaya Kathod Thakur, filed Writ Petition No. 14084 of 2018 in the High Court of Bombay. The petition sought relief against the respondents, Sadanand Eknath Bhoir and others. During the proceedings, counsel for the petitioner informed the Court that the underlying suit had already been disposed of, rendering the writ petition moot. The Court considered whether a writ petition can continue when the substantive suit is concluded. Finding that the petition was infructuous, the Court ordered its disposal. Consequently, no further relief was granted to the petitioner.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition remains maintainable when the underlying suit has been disposed of

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
civil appellate jurisdiction
disposal of suit

Judgment

2026:BHC-AS:10699

                                                               69-WP-14084-2018.docx


                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
     Swapnil
                            CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                           WRIT PETITION NO. 14084 OF 2018
               Anubai Alias Anusaya Kathod Thakur.       …     Petitioner
                    Vs.
               Sadanand Eknath Bhoir and Ors.            …     Respondents


               Mr. Saurabh Oka for the petitioner.

                                       CORAM : GAURI GODSE, J.

                                       DATE :       4th MARCH 2026

               ORDER :


               1.    Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the suit

               is disposed of rendering this writ petition infructuous.


               2.    The writ petition is disposed of as infructuous.




                                                          [GAURI GODSE, J.]




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