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Bombay High Court

MADHUKAR GANPATRAO SANKHEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND ORS

Decided
Disposal
Disposed Off

Holding

The petition was disposed of as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner filed a writ petition challenging a Co‑operative Court where his dispute was pending. The High Court expressed its reluctance to entertain the reliefs sought. The petitioner's counsel then requested liberty to withdraw the petition. The Court granted permission to withdraw, and the petition was disposed of as withdrawn. The Court further directed that any future application arising from the Co‑operative Court matter be decided expeditiously.

Issues considered

  • Whether a writ petition can be withdrawn after the Court has expressed disinclination to entertain the reliefs

Subjects

  • writ petition
  • withdrawal
  • co-operative court
  • civil appellate jurisdiction
  • high court

Judgment

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                                                   Salgaonkar

                                                            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
MANDIRA MILIND   Digitally signed by MANDIRA
                 MILIND SALGAONKAR
SALGAONKAR       Date: 2026.09.23 15:38:08 +0530




                                                                    CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                                                                   WRIT PETITION NO.12600 OF 2026

                                                   Madhukar Ganpatrao Sankhe                 ..    Petitioner
                                                                     Versus
                                                   State of Maharashtra through the          ..    Respondents
                                                   Principal Secretary & Ors.


                                                                                      …

                                                   Mr.Amar Gharte for the Petitioner.
                                                   Mr.Ketan V. Joshi, ‘B’ Panel Counsel for the State/Respondent.

                                                                       CORAM: BHARATI DANGRE &
                                                                              ASHISH S. CHAVAN, JJ.
                                                                       DATE : 22nd SEPTEMBER, 2026
                                                                                      ...
                                                   P.C:-

                                                   1.       A writ is sought against a Co-operative Court before
                                                   which the dispute filed by the Petitioner is pending and when
                                                   we expressed our disinclination to entertain the reliefs in the
                                                   Petition, the learned counsel seeks liberty to withdraw the
                                                   Petition.
                                                   2.       Permission granted. The Petition stands disposed of as
                                                   withdrawn.
                                                            Nonetheless we must observe that if the Petitioner files
                                                   any such application in the wake of the exigency expressed
                                                   before the Co-Operative Court, it shall make every endeavour
                                                   to decide the said application expeditiously.



                                                   (ASHISH S. CHAVAN, J.)                    (BHARATI DANGRE, J.)


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