Bombay High Court

SAKHARAM HARIBHAU DESHMUKH AND ANOTHERversusSACHIN PRALHAD DEVKAR AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court allowed the withdrawal of the writ petition and disposed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Petitioners Sakharm Haribhai Deshmukh and another filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging actions of respondent Sachin Pralhad Devkar and others. The petitioners later reached a settlement with the respondents in the civil court proceedings. On 6 August 2026, the petitioners' counsel submitted a written instruction seeking leave to withdraw the writ petition. The learned judge considered the request and, noting the settlement, accepted the written instructions. Consequently, the court ordered that the writ petition be disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be withdrawn after the parties have settled the dispute in a civil court

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
settlement
civil court
high court
procedure

Judgment

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         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                    14 WRIT PETITION NO. 13917 OF 2023

                SAKHARAM HARIBHAU DESHMUKH AND ANOTHER
                                 VERSUS
                    SACHIN PRALHAD DEVKAR AND OTHERS

                                     WITH
                     CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14126 OF 2025
                               IN WP/13917/2023


                                      --
Mr.A.P.Deshmukh, Advocate for petitioners
Mr.Sawari M. Patil, Advocate h/f. Mr.M.M.Patil Beedkar, Advocate for
respondent no.1


                            CORAM :        AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.
                            DATE  :        AUGUST 17, 2026

ORDER :-

            On the basis of written instructions, learned counsel for the
petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the Writ Petition, submitting that the
parties have arrived at settlement before the Civil Court. A copy of the
written instructions received by him vide letter dated 06.08.2026 is
taken on record and marked as “X” for identification.

2.          In view of the above, the petition stands disposed of as

withdrawn



                                     [AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.]
                                   ………..


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