Bombay High Court
SAUMYALATA SHYAMA SHETTYversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The cause of action does not survive; the petition is infructuous.
Summary
The petitioner, Saumyalata Shyama Shetty, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging an action of the State of Maharashtra. The court examined the record and observed that, owing to the lapse of time, the cause of action for filing the petition no longer existed. Consequently, the petition was deemed infructuous. No substantive merits of the petition were addressed because the limitation barred the claim. The court therefore disposed of the petition without further hearing.
Issues considered
- Whether the cause of action for the writ petition survives the limitation period
Subjects
- limitation
- cause of action
- infructuous petition
- writ petition
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
DTG 26-Wp-2638-2015.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 2638 OF 2015
Saumyalata Shyama Shetty … Petitioner
V/s.
The State of Maharashtra … Respondent
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Mr. Maitreya Shukla for Petitioner.
Mr. Ashish I. Satpute, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
_______________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
SHYAM C. CHANDAK, JJ.
DATE : 27th February 2026
P.C. :
1) Perusal of record indicates that, due to passage of time, the
cause of action of filing Petition, as of today does not survive.
2) Petition is disposed off as infructuous.
( SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J. ) ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )
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