Bombay High Court

RADHESHYAM BHAGWAT SONAWANEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: N B SURYAWANSHI VAISHALI PATIL JADHAV

Holding

The petition was held to be infructuous and was disposed of.

Summary

The petitioner, Radheshyam Bhagwat Sonawane, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging a punishment order. During the pendency of the petition, he pursued an alternate remedy by directly challenging the punishment order in the appropriate forum. The petitioner’s counsel submitted that the petition had become infructuous because the alternate remedy was now pending. The Court examined whether the petition remained maintainable after the filing of the alternate remedy. Finding that the petitioner had effectively exhausted the relief sought through the writ, the Court held the petition to be infructuous. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of without further hearing.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition remains maintainable after the petitioner has availed an alternate remedy challenging the same punishment order?

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
alternate remedy
punishment order
high court
disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:15775-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                              WRIT PETITION NO. 3016 OF 2022

                               RADHESHYAM BHAGWAT SONAWANE
                                            VERSUS
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                               ...
              Mr. Sumeet A. Sapkale, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. S. R. Wakle, AGP for Respondent/State
                                               ...

                                       CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                              VAISHALI PATIL JADHAV, JJ.
                                        DATE : 08th APRIL, 2026

              PER COURT :

              1.           Learned advocate for petitioner submits that due to

              subsequent developments the petition has rendered infructuous and

              the petitioner has availed the alternate remedy of challenging his

              punishment order.

              2.           Writ petition is, therefore, disposed of as infructuous.



              (VAISHALI PATIL JADHAV, J.)            (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)




              SVH

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