Bombay High Court
THE AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKET COMMITTEE AUSA THROUGH VICE CHAIRMAN SANTOSH DNYANOBA SOMWANSHIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The petition was dismissed as infructuous because the election-related controversy had ceased.
Summary
The Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) Ausa, represented by its Vice Chairman, filed writ petition No. 5769 of 2019 in the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra and other respondents. The petition was pending when the relevant elections concluded. The petitioner’s counsel submitted that the petition had become infructuous because the election-related issues were no longer live. The Court considered the submission that there was no longer any operative controversy to be adjudicated. Accordingly, the Court dismissed the petition as infructuous. The dismissal left the petition without any relief and the matter was closed.
Issues considered
- What is the effect of the conclusion of elections on the maintainability of the writ petition?
Subjects
- writ petition
- infructuous
- election
- High Court
- dismissal
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:6574-DB
1 5769.2019WP.odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,
BENCH AT AURANGABAD.
916 WRIT PETITION NO. 5769 OF 2019
The Agriculture Produce Market Committee Ausa Through Vice
Chairman Santosh Dnyanoba Somwanshi
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
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Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. V.M. Maney h/f Mr. Irpatgire A.N.
AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. S.R. Wakale
Advocate for Respondent nos.2 and 3 : Mr. Kadam S.K.
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CORAM : ARUN R. PEDNEKER AND
VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.
DATED : 12th FEBRUARY, 2026.
ORDER :
. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition
is rendered infructuous on account of elections are already over.
2. In view of the above, the Petition is dismissed as
infructuous.
(VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,J.) (ARUN R. PEDNEKER,J.)
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