Bombay High Court

PRAKASH SHANKAR AGALEversusTHE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

Disposal: Withdrawn

Holding

The Court disposed of the petitions as withdrawn upon the petitioners' request.

Summary

Petitioner Prakash Shankar Agale and Dr. Govind Gaurang Roy filed criminal writ petitions before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging actions of the Union of India and others. The petitioners, through counsel Mr. S. B. Kingare and Mr. D. H. Jadhavar, later instructed the court to withdraw the petitions. The respondents, represented by various counsel, did not oppose the withdrawal. The Court considered the request and, finding no objection, ordered the petitions to be disposed of as withdrawn. Consequently, the matters were closed without any substantive adjudication on the merits.

Issues considered

Whether a criminal writ petition may be withdrawn at the petitioner's request and what procedural consequences follow.

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
criminal writ petition
Bombay High Court
procedural law

Judgment

                                  (1)
                                                   Cri. W. P. 1183-2023.odt
          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                     BENCH AT AURANGABAD

            CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1183 OF 2023

                     PRAKASH SHANKAR AGALE
                                VERSUS
                THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
                                   …..
Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. S. B. Kingare h/f Mr. D.H. Jadhavar
APP for Respondents: Mr. A. S. Shinde
APP for Respondents: Mr. A. S. Shinde
Advocate for Respondent No.1 : Mr. Rohit S. Sarvadnya
                                 Senior Panel Counsel for Union of
                                 India
                                   .....
                                AND
          922 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 303 OF 2024

                     DR. GOVIND GAURANG ROY
                                VERSUS
  THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS
                                   …..
Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. S. B. Kingare h/f
                              Mr. D. H. Jadhavar
APP for Respondent/State : Mrs. M. N. Ghanekar
Advocate for Respondent No.1 : Mr. Ravi R. Bangar U.O.I.
                                   ....
                  CORAM :        SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, &
                                 VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, J.J.

                   DATED :      SEPTEMBER 29, 2026

ORDER:-

       The learned counsel holding for Mr. Jadhavar, on instructions,

seeks withdrawal of the petition.       Accordingly, the petition stands

disposed of as withdrawn.


(VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV)             (SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE)
      JUDGE                                 JUDGE

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