Bombay High Court

ATMARAM MADHAVRAO MUNDHEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: KISHORE C SANT AJIT B KADETHANKAR

Holding

The Court held that the writ petition was infructuous due to the efflux of time and therefore disposed of it.

Summary

The petitioner filed a writ petition (No. 622 of 2018) before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench. The petition was pending for a considerable period. The petitioner’s counsel informed the Court that the petition had become infructuous due to the efflux of time. The Court accepted that the petition could no longer be pursued. Consequently, the Court disposed of the writ petition as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition that has become infructuous by lapse of time can be entertained further?

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
efflux of time
disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:34190-DB




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                          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                     BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                     902 WRIT PETITION NO. 622 OF 2018

                                          ATMARAM MADHAVRAO MUNDHE
                                                    VERSUS
                                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

           Mr. A.R. Syed, Advocate for the petitioner.
           Mr. P.S. Patil, AGP for the respondent-State.
           Mr. V.V. Bhavthankar, Advocate for respondent No.2.

                                                 CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT &
                                                         AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, JJ.
                                                 DATE  : 06.08.2026

           PC :-

           01.                Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner informs that
           the petition has become infructuous by efflux of time.


           02.                Therefore, this Writ Petition stands disposed off accordingly.




           [AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.]                              [KISHORE C. SANT, J.]


           snk/2026/Aug26/wp622.18

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