Bombay High Court

MANJUSHA SANDIP BIDVEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: SANDIPKUMAR C MORE ABASAHEB D SHINDE

Holding

The petitions stand disposed of as infructuous because the petitioners' tenures ended in 2020.

Summary

A batch of writ petitions (Nos. 6096‑6099, 6100‑6109 of 2017) were filed against the State of Maharashtra alleging various grievances. All petitioners' tenures had expired in 2020, rendering the subject matter of the petitions moot. The Court examined whether relief could be granted when the underlying right no longer existed. It held that since the tenures had ended, there was no live issue to adjudicate. Consequently, the petitions were declared infructuous and disposed of without any order on the merits.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition can be entertained when the petitioner’s tenure or the subject matter has already expired.

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
tenure expiry
jurisdiction
dismissal

Judgment

                                                      906-919
                              -1-

          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                     BENCH AT AURANGABAD

              906 WRIT PETITION NO. 6096 OF 2017

                       Mangal Ashok Shinde
                             VERSUS
               The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                               …
                              AND
              907 WRIT PETITION NO. 6097 OF 2017

                     Annasaheb Raghu Nehe
                             VERSUS
               The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                               …
                              AND
              908 WRIT PETITION NO. 6098 OF 2017

                   Kusharam Yashwant Suralkar
                             VERSUS
               The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                               …
                              AND
              909 WRIT PETITION NO. 6099 OF 2017

                  Dnyandeo Bajirao Wakchoure
                             VERSUS
               The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                               …
                              AND
              910 WRIT PETITION NO. 6100 OF 2017

                   Rakhmabai Sukdeo Gavhane
                             VERSUS
               The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                               …
                              AND
              911 WRIT PETITION NO. 6101 OF 2017

                    Anita Rajendra Babhulke

Narwade
                                                 906-919
                          -2-

                         VERSUS
           The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                           …
                          AND
          912 WRIT PETITION NO. 6102 OF 2017

                   Jyoti Dilip Choudhari
                          VERSUS
           The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                             …
                            AND
          913 WRIT PETITION NO. 6103 OF 2017

                  Shubhangi Rahul Raut
                         VERSUS
           The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                           …
                          AND
          914 WRIT PETITION NO. 6104 OF 2017

                Savita Prabhakar Kalaskar
                         VERSUS
           The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                            …
                           AND
          915 WRIT PETITION NO. 6105 OF 2017

                  Manjusha Sandip Bidve
                         VERSUS
           The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                           …
                          AND
          916 WRIT PETITION NO. 6106 OF 2017

                  Sandip Kisan Endayeet
                         VERSUS
           The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                            …
                          AND
          917 WRIT PETITION NO. 6107 OF 2017


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                                                                    906-919
                                      -3-

                         Meenakshi Vijay Inamake
                                 VERSUS
                   The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                                   …
                                  AND
                  918 WRIT PETITION NO. 6108 OF 2017

                             Asha Bapu More
                                 VERSUS
                   The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                                   …
                                  AND
                  919 WRIT PETITION NO. 6109 OF 2017

                          Anita Arun Khursane
                                VERSUS
                 The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                                   ...
Mr. Nitin R. Bhavar, Advocate for the Petitioner in all matters
Mr.G. A. Kulkarni, Mr. N. B. Patil, Mr. S. P. Sonpawale, Ms. M. N.
Ghanekar, Ms. A. S. Deshmukh, Ms. Chaitali R. Chaudhari-Kutti. Mr.
P. S. Patil, AGPs for Respondent/State in respective matters.
Mr. Shivaji T.Shelke, Advocate for Respondent No.3 in all matters.
                                   ...
                        CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
                                ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                        DATED : 10TH APRIL 2026

PER COURT :-

1.        In all these petitions the tenure of petitioners is come to an end

in the year 2020 itself. As such, nothing survives in these petitions

and all these petitions stand disposed of as infructuous.



[ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.]                    [SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J.]




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