Bombay High Court
SAVITRIBAI PHULE MAHILA BACHAT GAT MASSA KHANDESHWARI THRO ITS PRESIDENTversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The writ petition was dismissed as infructuous.
Summary
The petitioner, Savitribai Phule Mahila Bachat Gat Massa Khandeshwari Thro, filed writ petition No. 2396 of 2020 before the High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. During the proceedings, the petitioner’s counsel informed the court that the cause of action had become infructuous. Accepting this statement, the court disposed of the writ petition as infructuous without addressing any substantive merits. No evidence or arguments on the merits were considered. Consequently, the petition was dismissed on procedural grounds.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be dismissed as infructuous upon the petitioner’s own declaration that the cause of action no longer exists?
Subjects
- writ petition
- infructuous
- dismissal
- procedural
- High Court
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:36954
1 906-WP-2396-2020.odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
WRIT PETITION NO. 2396 OF 2020
Savitribai Phule Mahila Bachat Gat Massa Khandeshwari Thro Its
President
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
...
Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Joshi Hrishikesh A
AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. K.S. Patil
...
CORAM : ROHIT W. JOSHI, J.
DATE : AUGUST 18, 2026
P.C.:
1. Learned advocate for the petitioner states that the cause in
present petition is rendered infructuous.
2. In view of the statement made, writ petition is disposed of as
infructuous.
[ROHIT W. JOSHI J.]
Mujaheed//
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