Bombay High Court

JYOTI ANIL DHOTREversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: KISHORE C SANT SUSHIL M GHODESWAR

Holding

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

Summary

The petitioner filed a writ petition (No. 3232 of 2018) before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench. Over the years, the petition remained pending and, by the efflux of time, became infructuous. The petitioner’s counsel informed the Court that the petition could no longer be pursued. The Court examined the lack of any surviving relief due to the lapse of time. Consequently, the Court held that the petition was infructuous and ordered its disposal.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition can be entertained despite the lapse of time rendering it infructuous

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
delay
disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:7927-DB


                                                                                 3232.18wp
                                                     (1)

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                47 WRIT PETITION NO. 3232 OF 2018

                                    JYOTI ANIL DHOTRE
                                          VERSUS
                          THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                                    …..
                Mr S. S. Khoche, Advocate h/f Mr D. P. Palodkar, Advocate for
                Petitioner
                Mr S. J. Salgare, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 & 3/State
                Ms Tanishqa Shirsath, Advocate h/f Mr S. T. Shelke, Advocate for
                Respondent No.2
                                                …..

                                            CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT
                                                          AND
                                                    SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, JJ.

                                             DATE : 20th FEBRUARY 2026

                PER COURT :-


                1.             The learned Advocate for the petitioner informs that, by

                efflux of time, this petition has become infructuous. Hence, nothing

                survives in the petition.


                2.             In view of the same, the writ petition stands disposed of as

                infructuous.



                [SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.]                      [KISHORE C. SANT, J.]

                sjk

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