Bombay High Court

M/S. ANKW PHARMA RETAIL PVT. LTD.versusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Decided: 5 October 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as not pressed.

Summary

M/s. ANKW Pharma Retail Private Limited filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging an order dated 2 September 2026 passed by the State of Maharashtra's respondent. The petitioner had already obtained interim relief from the statutory appellate authority concerning the same order. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that, given the interim relief, there was no need to pursue the writ petition further. The respondent's Additional Government Pleader raised no objection to the petitioner's request for dismissal. Accordingly, the Court held that the writ petition was not pressed and dismissed it.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed as not pressed when interim relief has already been obtained before the statutory appellate authority

Subjects

writ petition
dismissal
interim relief
statutory appellate authority
not pressed

Judgment

                                                                          (42)-WP-12854-26.doc

   PANCHAL

                           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
JAYANT
VISHWANATH
SALUNKE
                                  WRIT PETITION NO. 12854 OF 2026
Digitally signed by
JAYANT VISHWANATH
SALUNKE
Date: 2026.10.06
17:53:31 +0530        M/s. ANKW Pharma Retail Private Limited        ...Petitioner
                           Versus
                      The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                ...Respondents
                                                     ...
                      Mr. Rohan S. Salunke i/by Mr. Kalpesh U. Patil, for the
                      Petitioner.
                      p
                      Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w Smt. P. C. Patil, AGP for
                      Respondent Nos.1 to 3-State.
                                                     ...

                                   CORAM : MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, CJ. &
                                           ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.

                                     DATE : 5th OCTOBER, 2026.


                      P.C.:
                      1.        At the outset, learned Counsel for the Petitioner

                      submits that in the instant proceeding, the order dated 2 nd

                      September, 2026 bearing Reference No. FDA/P.Radd/261-

                      2026/Zone-1 passed by Respondent No.2 has been assailed

                      before the Statutory Appellate Authority, wherein the Petitioner

                      has been already accorded interim relief. As such, the

                      Petitioner is not inclined to press the instant Writ Petition and

                      same may be Disposed Of as not pressed.




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2.         Learned AGP has no objection to the same.

3.         Accordingly, the Writ Petition is Dismissed as not

pressed.




[ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.]                     [CHIEF JUSTICE]




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