Bombay High Court

UDAY SAHEBSING PAWAR AND ORSversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: ARUN R PEDNEKER

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Summary

Petitioner Uday Sahebsing Pawar and others filed a writ petition in 2001, but failed to appear before the court. The court observed that due to the passage of time the petition had become infructuous. No arguments or evidence were presented by the petitioner. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous and also disposed of any accompanying civil application. The decision was delivered by Justice Arun R. Pedneker on April 30, 2026.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition can be entertained when the petitioner does not appear and the matter has become infructuous?

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
dismissal
high court
procedural default
non-appearance

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:19506




                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                              905 WRIT PETITION NO. 4722 OF 2001
                                             WITH
                      CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1528 OF 2002 IN WP/4722/2001

                               UDAY SAHEBSING PAWAR AND ORS
                                            VERSUS
                               STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS
                                                ...
                             AGP for Respondents 1 to 3 : Ms. J.P. Reddy
                                                ...

                                  CORAM        : ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.
                                  Dated        : April 30, 2026

              PER COURT :-

              1.     None present for the petitioner. It appears that due to passage of

              time, the matter has become infructuous.

              2.     The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. Civil Application, if

              any, also stands disposed of.

                                                             ( ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J. )

              ssc/

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