Bombay High Court

PRAMOD WAMAN PAGAREversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THRU. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER AND ORS

Decided: 6 October 2026
Disposal: Dismissed

Holding

The court held that the petition may be withdrawn and the petitioner may pursue his grievance before the Sub-Divisional Officer, who must decide it expeditiously.

Summary

Petitioner Pramod Waman Pagare filed a writ petition seeking leave to withdraw the petition and to pursue his grievance before the Sub-Divisional Officer, alleging that the matter had been pending for a long time. The petitioner requested the court to direct the concerned authority to decide the grievance expeditiously. The court considered whether the petitioner could be allowed to withdraw the writ petition and approach the Sub-Divisional Officer. It found no impediment to granting the withdrawal and emphasized the need for a swift decision by the Sub-Divisional Officer. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty granted to the petitioner to raise all grievances before the Sub-Divisional Officer, who was directed to decide the matter as quickly as possible.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may withdraw the writ petition and pursue the grievance before the Sub-Divisional Officer
Whether the court can direct the Sub-Divisional Officer to decide the grievance expeditiously

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
writ petition
sub-divisional officer
expeditious disposal
civil appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                 CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                       WRIT PETITION NO. 12973 OF 2026

Pramod Waman Pagare                                        .. Petitioner
             Vs.
The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                            .. Respondents

Adv. Mrunmai K. Rokade, for the Petitioner.
Ms. Mamta S. Srivastava, AGP for the State/Respondent Nos. 1 and 2.

                                  CORAM : ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.
                                  Date :  6th OCTOBER 2026
P.C. :
1.       Learned Counsel, on instructions, seeks leave to withdraw the present

Petition with liberty to pursue her grievance before the concerned Sub-

Divisional Officer. She submits that the matter has been pending for quite

some time and seeks directions to the concerned authority to decide the same

expeditiously.

2.       The Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the Petitioner

to raise all her grievances before the Sub-Divisional Officer.

3.       The Sub-Divisional Officer shall decide the proceedings as

expeditiously as possible.

4.       The Petition is disposed of with the above observations.



                                                  (ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.)


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