Bombay High Court

BALASAHEB BAJIRAO PAWAR AND ANOTHERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The High Court may allow a petitioner to withdraw a writ petition with its permission, and upon such permission the petition is deemed disposed.

Summary

Balasaheb Bajirao Pawar and another filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. The petitioners, through their counsel, later approached the Court requesting permission to withdraw the petition. The Court considered whether it could grant such a request under procedural law. Both judges held that a petitioner may withdraw a writ petition with the Court's permission, provided no prejudice is caused to the respondents. Accordingly, the Court granted the petitioners' request, disposed of the writ petition as withdrawn, and consequently dismissed the accompanying civil application.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court may permit a petitioner to withdraw a writ petition after filing

Subjects

withdrawal of writ petition
high court procedure
civil application
petition dismissed

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:38369-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             WRIT PETITION NO. 10703 OF 2024
                                           WITH
                            CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9299 OF 2025
                                     IN WP/10703/2024

                           BALASAHEB BAJIRAO PAWAR AND ANOTHER
                                            VERSUS
                  THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND
                                            OTHERS
                                               ...
              Mr. Krushna S. Shinde, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. V. M. Kagne, AGP for Respondents/State
                                              ….

                                      CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                              ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                       DATE : 21st AUGUST, 2026

              PER COURT :

              1.           Learned advocate for petitioner, on instructions, seeks

              permission to withdraw the petition.

              2.           Permission is granted. Writ petition is disposed of as

              withdrawn. Accordingly, the civil application also stands disposed of.



              (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)               (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)




              SVH

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