Bombay High Court
SIDDHI D/O DHANJAY NAGAMWADversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY MEDICAL EDUCATION AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
Leave is granted to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file separate petitions.
Summary
The petitioners, led by Mr. Chandrakant Thorat, filed a writ petition seeking a direction against the Scrutiny Committee to decide the tribe validity claim of Mr. Thorat. The High Court observed that separate petitions were required, as had been filed before the Aurangabad Bench. The petitioner's counsel then applied for leave to withdraw the present writ petition, requesting liberty to file separate petitions. The Court granted the leave, allowing the petition to be withdrawn and permitting the filing of separate petitions. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition can be withdrawn with liberty to file separate petitions
- Whether the Court must direct the filing of separate petitions for the tribe validity claim
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- separate petitions
- tribe validity
- scrutiny committee
- procedural law
Judgment
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.12701 OF 2026
Digitally
signed by
JITENDRA
JITENDRA SHANKAR
SHANKAR NIJASURE
Siddhi d/o. Dhananjay Nagamwad & Ors. ...Petitioners
NIJASURE Date:
2026.09.24
18:35:49
+0530
Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents
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Mr. Chandrakant R. Thorat, with O.D. Totawad, Yashraj Joshi and
Vaibhav Mhaske for the Petitioners.
Ms. Vaishali S. Nimbalkar, AGP for the State.
Ms. Meghna Gowalani with Mr. Saharsh Manyar for the Respondent
No.2 – CET Cell.
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CORAM : R.I. CHAGLA AND
FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, JJ.
DATE : 24TH SEPTEMBER, 2026.
O R D E R:
1. Upon this Court expressing the view that separate
Petitions are required to be filed by the Petitioners as had been filed
before the Aurangabad Bench where direction was sought against the
Scrutiny Committee to decide the Tribe Validity claim of the
Petitioner, Mr. Chandrakant Thorat, the learned Counsel appearing
for the Petitioner has sought leave to withdraw present Writ Petition
with liberty to file separate Petitions.
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2. Accordingly, leave is granted. Writ Petition is disposed of
as withdrawn with liberty as prayed.
[ FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, J. ] [ R.I. CHAGLA J. ]
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