Bombay High Court
M/S. UNITED SPIRITS LTD THRU AUTHORIZED AND ANRversusUNION OF INDIA THRU MINISTRY AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The petition was disposed of as withdrawn upon the petitioners' request.
Summary
M/s United Spirits Limited and another filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court against the Union of India and other respondents. The petitioners, through Senior Advocate Dr. Birendra Saraf, submitted a six‑page compilation indicating that the dispute had been amicably resolved and that they wished to withdraw the petition, referencing a letter dated 17 August 2026. The court considered the petitioners' request to withdraw the proceedings. No substantive issues on the merits were addressed. Accordingly, the court ordered the writ petition to be disposed of as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Can a writ petition be withdrawn after filing on the basis of an amicable settlement?
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- amicable settlement
- civil appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
PDP 78 (i) - WP-10196-2026.odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
Digitally signed
by PRAVIN
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
DASHARATH
PRAVIN PANDIT
DASHARATH
PANDIT Date:
2026.08.24
18:15:46
WRIT PETITION NO. 10196 OF 2026
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M/s. United Spirits Limited & Anr. .. Petitioners
Vs.
Union of India & Ors. .. Respondents
...
Dr. Birendra Saraf, Senior Advocate with Mr. Harsh Hiroo Gursahani, Mr.
Suhaan Mukerji, Ms. Pragati Mishra, Mr. Shubhank Patel i/by PLR Chambers
for the Petitioners.
Mr. Anil Singh, Additional Solicitor General a/w Mr. Rajshekhar Govilkar,
Senior Advocate, Ms. Sangeeta Yadav, Mr. Akash Desai, Ms. Disha Kothari,
Mr. Krishnakant Deshmukh and Mr. Dhaval Sethia for Respondent Nos.2 to 4.
...
CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, ACJ. &
M. M. SATHAYE, J.
DATE : 24th AUGUST, 2026.
P.C. :
1. This matter at Sr. No.78 on today’s cause list is mentioned out of
turn by the learned Senior Advocate, Dr. Birendra Saraf, appearing for the
Petitioners. He tenders a compilation of six pages, which is paginated as Page
Nos. 164 to 169. The said compilation is marked as ‘X’ for identification. Dr.
Saraf submits on the basis of these documents, that the Petitioners have
amicably resolved the issue with the Respondents and and the Petititioners
desire to withdraw the Petition in the light of the letter dated 17 th August, 2026
at page 167 below ‘X’.
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PDP 78 (i) - WP-10196-2026.odt
2. In view of the above, this Writ Petition is disposed off as
withdrawn, on instructions.
[M. M. SATHAYE, J.] [RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, ACJ.]
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