Bombay High Court
MANGESH PRATAPRAO GHATGEversusMR. AJIT KAKADE (THE SENIOR POLICE INSPECTOR)
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The Court held that leave to withdraw the contempt petition may be granted, and accordingly disposed the petition as withdrawn.
Summary
The Court noted that the order dated 10 June 2025 had been complied with, albeit belatedly. The petitioner then moved the Court seeking leave to withdraw the contempt petition. The Court considered whether such a withdrawal could be permitted after compliance with the original order. It granted leave to withdraw the petition. Consequently, the petition was disposed of as withdrawn. The judgment was delivered by Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata.
Issues considered
- Whether leave to withdraw a contempt petition may be granted after compliance with the original order
Subjects
- contempt
- withdrawal of petition
- compliance
- high court
- civil appellate jurisdiction
Judgment
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TSB 49-cp-204-2026.doc
BAMNE
Date: 2026.10.06
12:18:37 +0530
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 204 OF 2026
IN
WRIT PETITION (ST.) NO. 25094 OF 2024
Mangesh Prataprao Ghatge … Petitioner
V/s.
Mr.Ajit Kakade,
(The Senior Police Inspector),
Rawet Police Station & Anr. … Respondents
Mr. Viral Rathod a/w. Mr. Vishwatej Jadhav and Mr. Akhilesh Angane i/b.
Mr. Mangesh Nalavade for the Petitioner.
Ms. Rashmi S. Tendulkar, AGP, for the Respondent -State.
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 1st October, 2026
P.C.:-
1) Though belatedly, Order dated 10th June, 2025 has now been
complied with, learned Advocate for the Petitioner seeks leave to withdraw
Petition.
1.1) Leave granted.
2) Disposed off as withdrawn.
(KAMAL KHATA, J.) (A.S. GADKARI, J.)
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