Bombay High Court

RAMRAO VITTHALRAO KAWADE AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR NANDED AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court held that the writ petition may be converted into a criminal writ petition.

Summary

The petitioners, Ramrao Vitthalrao Kawade and others, filed Writ Petition No.11166 of 2026 before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. They sought relief through a civil writ petition. The Court, after hearing counsel Mahesh S. Deshmukh for the petitioners and B. B. Bhise for the State, permitted the petition to be converted into a criminal writ petition. The judges directed that the conversion be effected and that the petitioners may thereafter approach the appropriate bench for further proceedings. No substantive merits of the underlying dispute were addressed in this order.

Issues considered

Whether a civil writ petition may be converted into a criminal writ petition
Whether the petitioners have locus standi to seek conversion

Subjects

conversion of writ petition
criminal writ petition
high court order
jurisdiction
locus standi

Judgment

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        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

               WRIT PETITION NO.11166 OF 2026

Ramrao Vitthalrao Kawade and Others                 PETITIONERS

      VERSUS

The State of Maharashtra and Others                RESPONDENTS

                           .......
Mr. Mahesh S. Deshmukh h/f Mr. S. S. Gangakhedkar, Advocate
for the Petitioners

Mr. B. B. Bhise, AGP for Respondent - State
                              .......

            [CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, &
                     ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J.]

                     DATE : 31st AUGUST, 2026

ORDER :

1.    The Petitioner is permitted to covert this Writ Petition into

Criminal Writ Petition.


2.    After conversion is carried out, liberty to the Petitioner to

move before the appropriate Bench.



[ ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ]                 [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ]
         JUDGE                                    JUDGE

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