Bombay High Court

SANDIP GOVIND HIWALEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: N B SURYAWANSHI ABASAHEB D SHINDE

Holding

The petitions were disposed of as infructuous after condoning delay and restoring them to the file.

Summary

The petitioners, who are appointed officials, filed several civil applications and writ petitions against the State of Maharashtra. The High Court, after hearing the matter, condoned the delay in filing and restored the petitions to their original positions, thereby allowing the civil applications. Subsequently, the petitioners informed the court that, being appointed, the petitions had become infructuous. The court accepted this submission and disposed of the writ petitions as infructuous. No substantive merits of the petitions were adjudicated beyond the procedural disposition.

Issues considered

Whether the delay in filing the civil applications and writ petitions can be condoned.
Whether the petitions become infructuous upon the appointment of the petitioners.

Subjects

delay condonation
civil applications
writ petition
infructuous
High Court
procedural disposition

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:25032-DB


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                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                               BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          925 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9269 OF 2024
                                      IN WP/14504/2023
                               RANJANA BHASKAR LONDHE
                                       VERSUS
                        THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS
                                SECRETARY AND OTHERS
                                         …

                                           AND
                          926 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9270 OF 2024
                                      IN WP/14502/2023
                                SHOBHA CHANDU GAIKWAD
                                          VERSUS
                        THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS
                                 SECRETARY AND OTHERS
                                            …
                                           AND
                          927 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9299 OF 2024
                                      IN WP/14512/2023
                                    REKHA RAVJI AWATE
                                          VERSUS
                        THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS
                                 SECRETARY AND OTHERS
                                            …
                                           AND
                          928 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9303 OF 2024
                                      IN WP/14506/2023
                                 BHARAT ASHOK HIWALE
                                       VERSUS
                        THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS
                                SECRETARY AND OTHERS
                                          …
                                         AND
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                 929 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9304 OF 2024
                             IN WP/14505/2023
                       SANDIP GOVIND HIWALE
                                VERSUS
            THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS
                      SECRETARY AND OTHERS
                                    ...
      Shri Kamble Dinkar G., Advocate for the Applicants.
      Shri V.M. Kagne, AGP for the Respondents/ State.
                                    ...

                         CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI
                                          &
                                     ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.

                         DATE : 25 June 2026
      P. C. :-

      1.           Heard.


      2.           For the reasons stated in the applications, delay is

      condoned. The petitions are restored to the file at their original

      positions. Civil Applications are, accordingly, allowed.


      3.           Learned advocate for the petitioners submits, on

      instructions, that since the petitioners are appointed, the petitions

      are rendered infructuous.


      4.           The Writ Petitions are disposed of as infructuous.




kps   (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)         (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)

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