Bombay High Court

SHAIKH LATIF SHAIKH CHAND AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: Withdrawn
Bench: R M JOSHI

Holding

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to adopt appropriate civil remedies.

Summary

The petitioners Shaikh Latif, Shaikh Chand and others filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging an order of the State of Maharashtra. After hearing both sides, the Court expressed its reluctance to interfere with the impugned order. Consequently, the petitioners, on their counsel's instructions, sought to withdraw the petition while reserving the right to pursue appropriate civil remedies. The Court allowed the withdrawal and dismissed the petition with liberty as prayed. No substantive merits of the original challenge were addressed, and the petition stands dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court should interfere with the impugned order challenged in the criminal writ petition
Whether the petition can be withdrawn with liberty to pursue other remedies

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
criminal writ petition
high court
non-interference
civil rights remedy

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:27464
924-WP-1363-2023.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD

CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1363 OF 2023

Shaikh Latif Shaikh Chand And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
...
Mr. Vrishabh Patil h/f Mr. S. S. Jadhav, Advocate for the Petitioners
Mr. S. G. Joshi, APP for Respondent/State
...

CORAM : R.M. JOSHI, J
DATE : JULY 10, 2026

P. C. :

1. After hearing learned Counsels for both sides and when this

Court his shown its disinclination to cause interference in the impugned

order, learned Counsel for the Petitioner, on instructions, seeks withdrawal

of the Petition with liberty to adopt appropriate remedy in respect of his civil

rights in accordance with law.

2. Petition stands dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed.

(R. M. JOSHI, J.)
Malani

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