Bombay High Court

NITIN @ SAMBHAJI SAGAJI HAGAWANEversusSOU. SUVARNA RAJENDRA KARANJAWANE AND ORS

Decided: 12 February 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: AMIT BORKAR

Holding

The petition is infructuous and is disposed of accordingly.

Summary

The petitioner, Nitin @ Sambhaji Sagaji Hagawane, filed a writ petition challenging a dispute concerning the Gram Panchayat for the year 2013. The dispute pertained to actions taken during the tenure of that Gram Panchayat. The court observed that the tenure of the Gram Panchayat had already expired. Consequently, the petition could not be entertained as the subject matter was no longer live. The court therefore held the petition to be infructuous and dismissed it. No substantive merits of the dispute were examined. The petition was disposed of as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition challenging a dispute relating to a Gram Panchayat can be entertained after the tenure of the Gram Panchayat has ended

Subjects

Gram Panchayat
writ petition
infructuous
Civil Appellate Jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

                                                                            48-WP-8536-13.doc



                                                                                   Sayali

SAYALI                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
DEEPAK
UPASANI                               CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Digitally signed by
SAYALI DEEPAK
UPASANI                              WRIT PETITION NO. 8536 OF 2013
Date: 2026.02.12
19:09:59 +0530


                      Nitin @ Sambhaji Sagaji Hagawane              … Petitioner
                                 V/s.
                      Sou. Suvarna Rajendra Karanjawane
                      and Others                                    … Respondents

                      None for Petitioner.
                      Mr. Y. D. Patil, AGP for State- Respondent No. 12.
                      Mr. Shubham M. Payyade i/b Mr. Sandeep S.
                      Salunkhe, for Respondent.



                                                 CORAM      : AMIT BORKAR, J.

                                                 DATED      : FEBRUARY 12, 2026
                      P.C.:

                      1.      The Petition arises out of dispute in relation to Gram
                      Panchayat in the year 2013. The period of Gram Panchayat is
                      over. Hence, the petition is rendered infructuous. The writ
                      petition stands disposed of as infructuous.



                                                                    (AMIT BORKAR, J.)




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