Bombay High Court

SADASHIV AMBADAS GAIKEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: SIDDHESHWAR SUNDARRAO THOMBRE

Holding

The petition is infructuous and therefore disposed of because the relief sought can no longer be granted.

Summary

Sadashiv Ambadas Gaike filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner argued that the passage of time had rendered the relief sought unattainable. The Court examined whether any substantive issue remained for adjudication after the alleged lapse. Relying on the principle that a petition becomes infructuous when the relief sought can no longer be granted, the Court found that nothing survived for further consideration. Consequently, the petition was disposed of as infructuous, and any pending civil applications, if any, were also dismissed.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition is rendered infructuous due to the passage of time

Subjects

writ petition
limitation
infructuous
disposal
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:12679
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                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                              34 WRIT PETITION NO. 2319 OF 2018

                                    Sadashiv Ambadas Gaike
                                            VERSUS
                              The State Of Maharashtra And Others

                                           …..
          Mr. V. D. Sapkal (Senior Advocate), Advocate for the Petitioner
          Mr. A. D. Wange, AGP for the Respondents – State
                                           …..

                                          CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.
                                          DATE       : 24.03.2026


          PER COURT :

          1.      The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, due to the
          passage of time, the matter has become infructuous.


          2.      In view thereof, nothing survives for further consideration in the
          petition, and accordingly, the same stands disposed of as infructuous.


          3.      Pending civil application(s), if any, stand disposed of.



                                                 [SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.]


          Sameer/March-2026




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