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Bombay High Court

PRASHANTI VIJYANAND ZOLGIKARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THORUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal
DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The High Court allowed the deletion of the petitioners' names, subject to the petitioners' own risk.

Summary

The petitioners filed a civil application seeking the deletion of their names from the court records. The respondents, the State of Maharashtra, opposed the application. The court examined the request and considered the legal permissibility of such deletion. It held that the petitioners could have their names deleted, but emphasized that the deletion would be at their own risk. Accordingly, the application was allowed and the names were ordered to be deleted.

Issues considered

  • Whether the High Court can order deletion of the petitioners' names from the record

Subjects

  • deletion of name
  • civil application
  • high court
  • risk

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:12379-DB

                                                                        1087-CA-12434-25.odt
                                                {1}

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD
                 1087 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 12434 OF 2025 IN WP/6687/2023

                                   Rashmi Santosh Gogate
                                           VERSUS
                   The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others
                                          WITH
            CA/12424/2025 IN WP/6687/2025 WITH CA/12426/2025 IN WP/6687/2025
                                          WITH
            CA/12427/2025 IN WP/6687/2025 WITH CA/12428/2025 IN WP/6687/2025
                                          WITH
            CA/12429/2025 IN WP/6687/2025 WITH CA/12430/2025 IN WP/6687/2025
                                          WITH
            CA/12431/2025 IN WP/6687/2025 WITH CA/12435/2025 IN WP/6687/2025
                                          WITH
            CA/12433/2025 IN WP/6687/2025 WITH CA/12436/2025 IN WP/6687/2025

                                               ......
            Mr. Akshay S. Tilve, Advocate for the Applicants
            Ms. S.B. Narwade, AGP for Respondents-State
                                               ......

                                             CORAM : SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI AND
                                                     HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.
                                              DATE    : 18 MARCH, 2026

            PER COURT :-

            1.         Heard the learned advocate for the applicants.


            2.         Civil Applications seeking deletion of the names of the

            applicants/petitioners stand allowed. The applicants/petitioners are

            permitted to delete their names at their own risk.



            [ HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR ]                     [ SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI ]
                         JUDGE                                     JUDGE

            S P Rane


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