Bombay High Court

RASUL KHA RUM KHA PATHAN AND ANOTHERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: VIBHA KANKANWADI HITEN S VENEGAVKAR

Holding

The petitioners must deposit Rs.5,00,000 within four weeks or the petition will be dismissed automatically.

Summary

Petitioners Rasul Kharum Kha Pathan and another filed writ petition No.14681 of 2025 before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench. Their counsel, M.B. Sandanshiv, was absent, and the court directed that the petitioners argue only on the maintainability issue. The court, after considering the prayer clauses, ordered the petitioners to deposit Rs.5,00,000 within four weeks to demonstrate their bona fides. The petition was scheduled for further consideration on 23 February 2026. The court warned that failure to make the deposit would result in automatic dismissal of the petition without further reference.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition is maintainable without the petitioners depositing the required amount

Subjects

writ petition
maintainability
deposit
bona fides
high court order

Judgment

             IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                        BENCH AT AURANGABAD


                    937 WRIT PETITION NO.14681 OF 2025

              RASUL KHA RUM KHA PATHAN AND ANOTHER
                                  VERSUS
               THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                     ...
            Mr. M.B. Sandanshiv, Advocate for petitioners - absent
              Mr. S.B. Narwade, AGP for respondent Nos.1 to 5
                                     ...

                               CORAM :      SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI &
                                            HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.

                               DATE :       17th JANUARY, 2026


ORDER :


.            Learned Advocate for petitioners is absent. Learned Advocate for
petitioners to argue on the point of maintainability.     Further, taking into
consideration the prayer clauses, the petitioners are directed to deposit
amount of Rs.5,00,000/-, within a period of four weeks from today, to show
their bona fides.


2            Place the matter for further consideration on 23.02.2026.       In
case of failure on the part of petitioners to deposit said amount, the petition
would dismissed, automatically, without further reference to the Court.




( HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J. )                 ( SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI, J. )

agd

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