Bombay High Court

AARTI RAVINDRA JOSHIversusVITHABAI PANDIRTAO BACCHAV AND ORS

Decided: 4 March 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: AMIT BORKAR

Holding

The writ petition is disposed of as infructuous because no issue remains for adjudication.

Summary

The petition concerned a retirement dispute that had been decided by a School Tribunal in 2011, granting retirement to the respondent. By the time of the writ petition, both the petitioner and respondent had already retired, leaving no substantive issue for the court to consider. The court observed that there was nothing remaining to adjudicate. Consequently, the writ petition was held to be infructuous. The court disposed of the petition without awarding costs.

Issues considered

What, if any, substantive matter remains for adjudication after both parties have retired?

Subjects

retirement
school tribunal
writ petition
infructuous
civil appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

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                                                                                   Sayali


                              IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                      CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

SAYALI                                 WRIT PETITION NO. 4846 OF 2011
DEEPAK                                             WITH
UPASANI
Digitally signed by
                                       WRIT PETITION NO. 1532 OF 2011
SAYALI DEEPAK
UPASANI
Date: 2026.03.04
16:54:25 +0530

                      Aarti Ravindra Joshi                          … Petitioner
                                 V/s.
                      Vithabai Pandirtao Bacchav and Others         … Respondents

                      None for Petitioner.
                      Mr. P. N. Joshi, for Petitioner in WP/1532/2011.
                      Ms. Shraddha Pawar, i/b Dilip              Bodake,    for
                      Respondent no. 1 in Both petitions.
                      Mr. P. G. Sawant, AGP for State in WP/4846/2011.
                      Mrs. M. S. Srivastav, AGP for State in WP/1532/2011.


                                                   CORAM      : AMIT BORKAR, J.

                                                   DATED      : MARCH 04, 2026

                      P.C.:

                      1.      The petition arises out of proceedings wherein, according
                      to the respondent, she was retired, which claim was allowed by
                      the School Tribunal.

                      2.      The order of the School Tribunal is of the year 2011. By this
                      time, both the petitioner and the respondent must have retired.
                      Hence, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the present writ



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petition.

3.       The writ petition stands disposed of as infructuous. No
costs.




                                          (AMIT BORKAR, J.)




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