Bombay High Court

JANVI CHETAN JAINversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ORS

Decided: 6 October 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court dismissed the public interest litigation as not pressed after granting leave to withdraw.

Summary

Janvi Chetan Jain filed a public interest litigation against the State of Maharashtra seeking, among other reliefs, a quo warranto. The Court declined to entertain the quo warranto relief and the petitioner, through counsel, requested to withdraw the PIL and seek appropriate proceedings elsewhere. The Court granted leave to withdraw and dismissed the PIL as not pressed. The order was pronounced by the Chief Justice and Justice Advait M. Sethna. No substantive merits of the petition were examined as the petition was withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether a public interest litigation can be withdrawn after the Court declines to entertain specific reliefs
Whether dismissal of a withdrawn PIL as 'not pressed' is appropriate

Subjects

public interest litigation
withdrawal
quo warranto
dismissal
procedural law

Judgment

                                                                                              13.PIL.58.2026.doc
ANANT
KRISHNA
NAIK
Digitally signed by
ANANT KRISHNA
NAIK
Date: 2026.10.07
17:45:34 +0530
                                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                             CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                                        PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 58 OF 2026

                      Janvi Chetan Jain                                              ...Petitioner
                             Versus
                      The State Of Maharashtra & Ors                                 ...Respondents

                      Mr. Jahangir Iqbal for the Petitioner.
                      Smt. Neha Bhide, G.P. a/w. Shri B. V. Samant, Addl. GP a/w. Smt. Pooja Patil,
                      AGP for the Respondent-State


                                            CORAM : MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, CJ. &
                                                    ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.

                                            DATE     : 6th OCTOBER, 2026.
                      P.C.:


                      1.      Learned Counsel for the Petitioner after substantial arguments, once we

                      declined to entertain the instant Public Interest Litigation qua the reliefs of Quo

                      Warranto, prays for withdrawal of the instant Public Interest Litigation and seeks

                      leave to file appropriate proceedings with suitable reliefs in accordance of law.


                      2.      With the aforesaid leave, the instant Public Interest Litigation is dismissed

                      as not pressed.


                      3.      This Order has been passed with the due assistance of Smt. Bhide, learned

                      G.P. appearing for the Respondent No. 1-State.




                                 [ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.]                      [CHIEF JUSTICE]




                      AKN                                     1

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