Bombay High Court

APPASAHEB PRATAPRAO KUTWALversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Disposal: Allowed To be withdrawn

Holding

The petition is disposed of as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Appasaheb Prataprao Kutwal, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench. Subsequently, the petitioner, through counsel, submitted a written instruction seeking to withdraw the petition. The court considered the request and noted that a petition may be withdrawn upon the petitioner's instruction. The judges recorded the written instruction and ordered the petition to be disposed of as withdrawn. Consequently, the writ petition was formally closed without any further adjudication on its merits.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition can be withdrawn by the petitioner after filing

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
writ petition
civil appellate jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

                                                                                     20-WP-11494-2024.doc


                                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                                CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
                                               CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                             WRIT PETITION NO. 11494 OF 2024

                        Appasaheb Prataprao Kutwal                      ...Petitioner.
                                Versus
                        The State of Maharashtra and Others             ...Respondents.

                                                          ——————
                        Mr. Dhavalsinh Patil, i/b. Mr. Laxman Deshmukh, for the Petitioner.
                        Mr. R. P. Kadam, ‘B’ Panel Counsel, for the Respondents-State.
                                                          ——————
                                                            Coram :     Sharmila U. Deshmukh &
                                                                        Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.
                                                            Date      : September 16, 2026.
                        P. C. :

                        1.        The learned counsel appearing for Petitioner, on written

                        instruction of the Petitioner, seeks leave to withdraw the petition.

                        2.        The Petition is disposed of as withdrawn.

                        3.        The written instruction is taken on record.



                         [Neeraj P. Dhote, J.]                          [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.]

           Digitally
           signed by
           RAJU
RAJU       DATTATRAYA
DATTATRAYA GAIKWAD
GAIKWAD    Date:
           2026.09.16
           19:58:19
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