Bombay High Court

KISANRAO @ NANASAHEB CHABURAO DESHMUKHversusSTATE OF MAHA and ORS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition is dismissed as infructuous due to the passage of time.

Summary

The petitioner, Kisanrao, filed a writ petition (No. 2029 of 2003) against the State of Maharashtra and others. The petition remained pending for many years, and by the time of hearing on 28 September 2026, counsel for the petitioner submitted that the passage of time had rendered the petition infructuous. The court considered this submission and found no merit in proceeding with a petition that had become stale. No substantive issues on the merits were addressed. Consequently, the court disposed of the petition as infructuous, effectively dismissing it without further order.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition pending for an extended period can be considered infructuous and thus dismissed?

Subjects

writ petition
limitation
infructuous
High Court
petition dismissed

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:44705



                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD


                               WRIT PETITION NO.2029 OF 2003


            Kisanrao @ Nanasaheb s/o Chaburao Deshmukh … PETITIONER

                     VERSUS

            The State of Maharashtra & ors.                     … RESPONDENTS

                                              .......
            Me. D.S. Bhapkar, Advocate holding for
            Mr. V.D. Salunke, Advocate for petitioner
            Mr. V.M. Jawre, A.G.P. for State
                                              ....…

                                      CORAM : SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.
                                      DATE      : 28th SEPTEMBER, 2026

            PER COURT :


                         Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submits

            that, by passage of time, the present petition is rendered infructuous. As

            such, the petition stands disposed of as infructuous.




                                                   (SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.)




            fmp/-

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