Bombay High Court

CHANDRAKALA RAMCHANDRA SHELKEversusTHE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER, AURANGABAD AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: SACHIN S DESHMUKH

Holding

The petition is dismissed as infructuous due to the passage of time.

Summary

The petitioner, Sau. Chandrakala, filed Writ Petition No. 8959 of 2013 before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against the Divisional Commissioner and others. The petition remained pending for over thirteen years before the matter was heard on 6 August 2026. The learned Additional Government Pleader, on behalf of the State, submitted that the petition had become infructuous due to the passage of time. The Court agreed, holding that a writ petition cannot be entertained after such a prolonged delay. Consequently, the petition was disposed of as infructuous, with no relief granted to the petitioner.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition pending for an extended period can be entertained or is rendered infructuous by limitation.

Subjects

limitation
writ petition
delay
jurisdiction
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:34715



                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD


                              WRIT PETITION NO.8959 OF 2013


            Sau. Chandrakala w/o Ramchandra Shelke        … PETITIONER

                     VERSUS

            The Divisional Commissioner,
            Aurangabad & ors                              .… RESPONDENTS

                                             .......
            Mr. B.V. Virdhe, A.G.P. for State
                                             ....…

                                    CORAM : SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.
                                    DATE     : 6th AUGUST, 2026

            PER COURT :


                        Learned A.G.P., on instructions, submits that, by

            passage of time, the petition is rendered infructuous. As such, the

            petition stands disposed of as infructuous.




                                                 (SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.)




            fmp/-

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