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Bombay High Court

SHALINI SETHIversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS

Decided
Disposal
Disposed Off

Holding

The Court allowed the withdrawal of the writ petition and directed the family court to decide the pending proceeding at the earliest.

Summary

Petitioner Shalini Sethi filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking relief. During the hearing, the petitioner, through counsel, requested permission to withdraw the petition and asked that the pending family court proceedings be expedited. The Court considered the petitioner's request and allowed the withdrawal of the writ petition, directing the family court to decide the matter as early as possible. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of, and the related interim application was also disposed of. No substantive merits of the underlying dispute were addressed.

Issues considered

  • Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition and obtain a direction for the family court to expedite the pending proceeding

Subjects

  • withdrawal of writ petition
  • family court proceedings
  • procedural law
  • civil appellate jurisdiction
  • Bombay High Court

Judgment

                                                                                         87-WP-14397-2025 (C).doc

                              S.S.Kilaje


                                               IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                                       CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                                       WRIT PETITION NO. 14397 OF 2025
                                                                    WITH
                                                    INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 6055 OF 2026
                                                                     IN
SONALI by
           Digitally signed
          SONALI
                                                       WRIT PETITION NO. 14397 OF 2025
SATISH Date:
       SATISH KILAJE


KILAJE 2026.08.28
       14:40:46 +0530




                                    Shalini Sethi                                                … Petitioner
                                    VERSUS
                                    Union Of India And Ors                                      … Respondents

                                     _________________________________________________________________

                                    Advocate Ratna Bhargavan i/b. Mr. Rahul Yadav, for Petitioner.
                                    Mr. M.M.Chunawala, Advocate for Respondent No.1.
                                    Smt. A.A. Purav, AGP for Respondent No.2.
                                    Mr. Ajit Kenjale, Advocate for Respondent No.4.
                                    Mr. Dilip B. Shinde a/w. M.C.Kumbhar, Advocate for Respondent No.5.
                                    ________________________________________________________________

                                                                         CORAM      :   SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
                                                                         DATE       :   27th AUGUST, 2026.
                                    P.C. :

                                    1.         Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for

                                    respondent No.1 learned AGP, learned counsel for respondent No.4 and

                                    learned counsel for respondent No.5.

                                    2.         Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, seeks leave

                                    to withdraw the petition with direction to expedite the proceeding pending

                                    before the Family Court.

                                    3.         Considering the submission of learned counsel for the

                                    petitioner, Petition is allowed to be withdrawn with aforesaid liberty.

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S.S.Kilaje


      4.         The learned Family Court shall decide the pending proceeding

      as early as possible.

      5.         Writ Petition is disposed of.

      6.         In view of disposal of Writ Petition, Interim Application is also

      disposed of.



                                                     (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)




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