Bombay High Court

GIRJABAI NAMDEO CHATEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition is dismissed as infructuous because the passage of time has rendered the relief sought ineffective.

Summary

The petitioner, Girjabai Namdeo Chate, filed a writ petition (3-WP-6874-2015) before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra and others. The petition was filed after a considerable lapse of time, raising the question of its viability. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the delay had rendered the relief sought ineffective. The Court examined whether the passage of time had made the petition infructuous under procedural law. Finding that the delay indeed precluded any meaningful adjudication, the Court held that the petition could no longer be entertained. Consequently, the petition was disposed of as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition is infructuous due to the lapse of time

Subjects

limitation period
writ petition
infructuous
procedural law
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:36598-DB




                                                    (1)                    3-WP-6874-2015


                           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                      BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                   3 WRIT PETITION NO. 6874 OF 2015

                                      Girjabai Namdeo Chate
                                              VERSUS
                               The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                                               …..
           Mrs. Kulkarni M.A., Advocate for the Petitioner.
           Mr. S. B. Pulkundwar, AGP for Respondent – State.
                                                …..

                                                  CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT &
                                                             JITENDRA JAIN, JJ.


                                                  DATE      : 17th AUGUST 2026.

           PC :-

           1.        The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that by passage of time

           the prayers in this petition have become infructuous.

           2.        In view of above, the petition stands disposed of as infructuous.



                     [JITENDRA JAIN, J.]                         [KISHORE C. SANT, J.]




           Kiran Kawre

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