Bombay High Court

GULAB SHANKAR SONAWANEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The writ petition was dismissed as infructuous due to the passage of time.

Summary

Ms. Shreya S. Battise, acting as advocate for the petitioner, moved the High Court of Bombay seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner argued that the writ petition should be entertained, but the court noted that, owing to the passage of time, the petition had become infructuous. No substantive merits were addressed. Consequently, the court disposed of the writ petition as infructuous. The petition was therefore dismissed without any order on the merits.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition remains maintainable despite the lapse of time

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
limitation
petition dismissed
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:36896



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                                                                     901-wp-4820-2023

                           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                      BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                      WRIT PETITION NO. 4820 OF 2023

                                      Gulab Shankar Sonawane
                                               VERSUS
                      The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others
                                                  ...
                     Ms. Shreya S. Battise h/f Mr. V. P. Patil, Advocate for the
                     Petitioner
                     Mr. S. P. Sonpawale, AGP for Respondents-State
                                                  …..
                                         CORAM : AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.
                                            DATED : 18TH AUGUST, 2026

                     P.C. :-

                     .         Ms. Shreya S. Battise h/f Mr. V. P. Patil, learned

                     Advocate for the petitioner submits that by passage of time,

                     the Writ Petition has turned infructuous.

                     2.        In view of the above statement, Writ Petition stands

                     disposed of as infructuous.



                                                         ( AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J. )

                     Rushikesh/2026

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