Bombay High Court

PREMALA BALKISAN GHODKEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition is dismissed as infructuous because the petitioner has already been appointed and has taken up the post.

Summary

The petitioner, Premala Balkisan Ghodke, filed a writ petition challenging her appointment as Anganwadi Sevika. The court noted that she was appointed by order dated 01-07-2026 and had already joined the post. Consequently, the court found that there was no substantive issue left for adjudication. The petition was therefore deemed infructuous. The High Court disposed of the writ petition without granting any relief.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition is maintainable when the petitioner has already been appointed and has joined the post

Subjects

Writ Petition
Appointment
Infructuous
Anganwadi Sevika
High Court
Disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:37819-DB


                                                   {1}                   22-wp-5006-2026

                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                            BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                     22 WRIT PETITION NO. 5006 OF 2026

                                     Premala Balkisan Ghodke
                                              VERSUS
                   The State Of Maharashtra Through The Secretary And Others
                                                  ...
              Mr. S.R. Kedar, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. N.S. Tekale, AGP for State
                                                .......

                                          CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                                   ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.


                                             DATE : 19th AUGUST, 2026
              PER COURT :

              1.       Learned Advocate for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner is

              appointed as Anganwadi Sevika vide order dated 01.07.2026 and she

              has joined the said post.

              2.       Therefore, nothing survives for consideration in the present

              petition. The Writ Petition is therefore disposed of as infructuous.



              (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)                   (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)




              Bhagyawant Punde

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