Bombay High Court

HCL SERVICES LIMITEDversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Decided: 18 April 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition was dismissed as infructuous because the cause of action no longer survived.

Summary

HCL Services Ltd. filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court on 22 September 2016 challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. The Court examined whether the petitioner's cause of action still existed. It concluded that the cause of action had ceased to exist, rendering the petition infructuous. Consequently, the petition was dismissed. No substantive merits were addressed as the petition was deemed dead.

Issues considered

Whether the cause of action for the writ petition survived at the time of hearing

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
cause of action
dismissal

Judgment

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                                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                               CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                                 WRIT PETITION NO.2913 OF 2017

                         HCL Services Ltd.                                  … Petitioners

                                  V/s.

                         The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                    … Respondents



                         Mr. Harsh Sheth a/w Ms. Rajlaxmi Pawar i/by MDP Legal for the Petitioner.
                         Mr. J.P. Yagnik, APP, for the Respondent-State.


                                                           CORAM :   A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                                     KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                                                              DATE : 18th April, 2026.

                         P.C.:-

                         1)              According to us, as of today the cause of action for filing

                         Petition on 22nd September, 2016 does not survive and the Petition has

                         become infructuous.

                         2)              Disposed off as infructuous.



                                    (KAMAL KHATA, J.)                   (A.S. GADKARI, J.)




SANDHYA by
           Digitally signed
           SANDHYA
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        BHAGU
BHAGU   WADHWA
WADHWA Date: 2026.04.23
           18:10:34 +0530

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