Hitesh S/O Narayanbhai Patel and 5 Others v. State of Maharashtra, Dept. of Revenue and Forest, Thr. Its Secretary and 6 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Infructuous disposal of two connected writ petitions (W.P. No.3130/2013 and W.P. No.2464/2013, Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench, Division Bench, neutral citation 2025:BHC-NAG:7616-DB, decided 05.08.2025) challenging show-cause notices relating to saw mills; ground: saw mills already shifted, so no action proposed in the notices was possible; respondents include State of Maharashtra, Revenue and Forest Department; no statute or precedent discussed, no quantum involved, no law laid down.
What did the court decide?
The show-cause notices under challenge do not survive because the saw mills in question have already been shifted and no action, as proposed in the show cause notices, can be taken; consequently, the petitions have become infructuous. ¶19