Bombay High Court
CHANDRAHAS S/O EKNATH TAREversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The petition is infructuous and dismissed because the cause of action has expired due to the efflux of time.
Summary
Chandrahas filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the State of Maharashtra. The Court examined whether the petition could be entertained despite the passage of time. It held that the cause of action had become extinct due to the efflux of time. Consequently, the petition was deemed infructuous. The Court disposed of the petition accordingly.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition is maintainable when the cause of action has expired due to lapse of time
Subjects
- limitation
- writ petition
- cause of action
- infructuous
- high court
Judgment
DTG 47-wp17.2019.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 17 OF 2019
Chandrahas S/o. Eknath Tare … Petitioner
V/s.
The State of Maharashtra … Respondent
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Mr. Abdullah Shaikh i/b Mr. Ashok M. Saraogi for Petitioner.
Smt. P. P. Shinde, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
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CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 17th June 2026
P.C. :
1) Record indicates that, due to efflux of time, the cause of action
for filing Petition does not survive and the Petition has become infructuous.
2) Disposed off as infructuous.
( KAMAL KHATA, J. ) ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )
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