Bombay High Court
DefenceversusBasantabai Alias Basantabai w/o Ex Sep Late Kishan Verma
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The petition is infructuous and is disposed of.
Summary
The Union of India filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court against Basantabai, seeking relief. The petitioner submitted a photocopy of an order from the competent authority indicating that the Armed Forces Tribunal's order dated 19 October 2022, in Original Application No.23 of 2020, had already been implemented as a special case. On the basis of this submission, the Court held that the petition was no longer maintainable. Consequently, the Court disposed of the petition as infructuous. No substantive hearing on the merits was required.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate disposition of a writ petition when the relief sought has already been granted by the competent authority?
Subjects
- writ petition
- infructuous
- implementation of order
- Armed Forces Tribunal
- Civil Appellate Jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
Digitally signed
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SUNNY ANKUSHRAO
ANKUSHRAO THOTE
THOTE Date:
2026.06.23
17:39:34 +0530
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.3814 OF 2025
Union of India ….Petitioner
Versus
Basantabai alias Basantibai
w/o. Ex. Sep. (Late) Kishan Varma ….Respondent
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Ms. Anamika Malhotra for the Petitioner.
Mr. Yogendra Pratap Singh for the Respondent.
Major Harkaran Singh, Officer present.
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CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, ACJ.
&
GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.
DATE : 22nd JUNE, 2026
P.C. :-
1. The learned Advocate for the Union of India/Petitioner
tenders a photostat copy of an order issued by the competent
Authority in favour of the original Appellant, the sole Respondent
herein, vide which, the order of the Armed Forces Tribunal dated
19th October, 2022 delivered in Original Application No.23 of 2020,
has been implemented as a special case. She, therefore, submits, on
instructions from the Officer who is present in the Court hall, that
the Petition may be disposed off. The photostat copy of the above
stated order is taken on record and marked as ‘X’ for identification.
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2. In view of the above, this Petition is disposed off as
being infructuous.
(GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.) (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE)
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