Bombay High Court

LAXMAN NIVRUTTI SHINDE and ORSversusDIVISIONAL CONTROLLER MSRTC and ANR

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: SACHIN S DESHMUKH

Holding

The writ petitions are infructuous and are disposed of.

Summary

The petitioners, including Jeevan Nivrutti Shinde and Laxman Nivrutti Shinde, filed three writ petitions (Nos. 2528, 2530, 2536 of 2004) before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging actions of the Divisional Controller, MSRTC and others. The writ petitions were filed alongside related civil applications seeking relief on the same subject matter. During the proceedings, the underlying claim petitions were disposed of, raising the question of whether the writ petitions remained maintainable. Counsel for the petitioners argued that the disposal of the claim petitions rendered the writ petitions moot. The Court held that, in view of the disposal of the claim petitions, the writ petitions became infructuous and therefore were disposed of, and consequently the pending civil applications were also dismissed.

Issues considered

Whether writ petitions remain maintainable when the underlying claim petitions have been disposed of

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
disposal
civil application
MSRTC
jurisdiction

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:24866



                                                                  903-905 WP2528.2004+
                                                  -1-

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             903 WRIT PETITION NO. 2528 OF 2004
                              JEEVAN NIVRUTTI SHINDE AND ORS
                                           VERSUS
                           DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER MSRTC AND ANR
                                              ...
                                            WITH
                             CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7570 OF 2005
                                       IN WP/2530/2004

                                                  …
                                                 AND
                                                  …

                              904 WRIT PETITION NO. 2530 OF 2004
                              LAXMAN NIVRUTTI SHINDE AND ORS
                                           VERSUS
                            DIVISONAL CONTROLLER MSRTC AND ANR
                                              ...
                                            WITH
                              CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7571 OF 2005
                                       IN WP/2530/2004

                                                  …
                                                 AND
                                                  …

                             905 WRIT PETITION NO. 2536 OF 2004
                              LAXMAN NIVRUTTI SHINDE AND ORS
                                              VERSUS
                          DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER MSRTC AND ANR
                                                  ...
                                               WITH
                             CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7572 OF 2005
                                         IN WP/2536/2004
                                                  …
                     Advocate for the Petitioners in all Petitions : Mr. U N Shete
                                                  …
                                               903-905 WP2528.2004+
                                -2-

                  CORAM : SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.
                    Date : 25.06.2026

PER COURT :-

1.         Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that in

view of disposal of the claim petitions, nothing survives in the

Writ Petitions.


2.         The Writ Petitions stand disposed of as infructuous.

Consequently, pending civil applications are also disposed of.




                                      (SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.)

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