Bombay High Court

PODAR LITERACY AND EDUCATION TRUSTversusTHE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION AND SPORTS DEPT. AND ANR

Decided: 17 September 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court granted leave to withdraw the writ petition, allowing the petitioner to file separate petitions.

Summary

The petitioner, Podar Literacy & Education Trust, sought the Court’s permission to withdraw its writ petition and instead file separate petitions for each school it operates. The Court considered whether such a withdrawal and refiling was permissible. It granted leave to withdraw the present petition. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to file the separate petitions as prayed. No substantive merits of the original petition were addressed.

Issues considered

Whether the Court may grant leave to withdraw a writ petition and allow the petitioner to file separate petitions for each school.

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
writ petition
civil appellate jurisdiction
separate petitions
court permission

Judgment

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 TRUSHA                            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
 TUSHAR
 MOHITE                                     CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Digitally signed by
TRUSHA TUSHAR
MOHITE
Date: 2026.09.17
18:49:27 +0530                              WRIT PETITION NO.12171 OF 2026


                      Podar Literacy & Education Trust                          .. Petitioner

                               Versus

                      The Principal Secretary,
                      School Education & Sports Department and Anr.             .. Respondents

                           Mr.Aditya Mehta a/w Ms.Keya Raval and Ms.Jahnavi Pandey i/b
                           M/s.Dhru & Co., Advocate for the Petitioner.

                           Mr.P.P.Kakade, Addl.G.P. a/w Mr.P.G.Sawant, A.G.P.               for the
                           Respondent State.

                                    CORAM:      R. I. CHAGLA &
                                                FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, JJ.
                                    DATE:       SEPTEMBER 17, 2026

                      P. C.

                      1.            The learned counsel for the Petitioner has sought permission to

                      withdraw the present Petition and file separate Petitions in respect of each of

                      the Schools run by the Petitioner trust.



                      2.            Leave is granted.



                      3.            Writ Petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed.



                      [FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, J.]                  [R. I. CHAGLA, J.]


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