Bombay High Court

SHARAD S/O. NATHU PATILversusCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PARISHAD, JALGAON AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition is disposed as there is no remaining relief to grant after the disqualification of the Sarpanch and withholding of the VDO's increments.

Summary

The petitioner, Sharad, filed a criminal writ petition challenging the actions taken against the Sarpanch and Village Development Officer (VDO) of Janve Village Panchayat. The respondents submitted a communication indicating that the Sarpanch's term had ended, a disqualification report had been forwarded, and two increments of the VDO were temporarily withheld. The court examined these annexures and found that appropriate disciplinary actions had already been initiated against the officials. Since the remedial measures were already in place, the petition no longer had any operative relief to grant. Consequently, the court held that there was nothing left to adjudicate and ordered the petition to be disposed of.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate disposition of a writ petition when the alleged misconduct has already been addressed by administrative action?

Subjects

panchayat
disqualification
writ petition
administrative action
petition disposed

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:41460-DB

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                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                        911 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1895 OF 2019

                                    SHARAD S/O.NATHU PATIL
                                             VERSUS
                                  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
                             ZILLA PARISHAD,JALGAON & OTHERS
                                                 ...
                          Advocate for the petitioner : Mr.Paresh B.Patil
                          APP for Respondent-State : Mr.G.A.Kulkarni
                      Advocate for respondent nos.1 to 3 : Mr.M.S.Sonawane
                                                 …
                                       CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                     VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ.

                                     DATE      :   04.09.2026

                 P.C. :


                 1]          The learned counsel for the respondent nos.1 to 4

                 placed on record communication dated 04.09.2026. The said

                 communication is taken on record and marked as ‘X’ for

                 identification.



                 2]          On going through the said communication and

                 annexures thereto, it appears that the action against the

                 concerned Sarpanch and Village Development Officer of

                 Village Panchayat, Janve, Taluka Amalner, District Jalgaon

                 has already been taken. As the Sarpanch has completed his

                 term, the report for disqualification of the Sarpanch is
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already forwarded and two increments of Village Development

Officer were withheld on temporary basis. As such, when the

actions are already taken against the Sarpanch and Village

Development Officer, nothing survives in this Petition and the

same stands disposed of.




[VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV]           [SANDIPKUMAR C.MORE]
        JUDGE                          JUDGE


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