Bombay High Court

AMOL AMBADAS TAKALKARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: VIBHA KANKANWADI HITEN S VENEGAVKAR

Holding

The court held that the petitioner may delete her name from the proceedings, albeit at her own risk.

Summary

Rashmi Santosh Gogate filed a civil application seeking deletion of her name from a writ petition against the State of Maharashtra. The application was filed together with several related applications (CA/12424/2025 to CA/12436/2025). The State, represented by its Secretary, opposed the deletion. The court considered the petitioner’s right to withdraw or delete her name and the potential impact on the pending proceedings. It held that the petitioner may delete her name, but she does so at her own risk, and accordingly allowed the application.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner can delete her name from the writ petition and the consequences thereof

Subjects

civil application
name deletion
high court of bombay
procedural law
risk

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:12382-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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