Bombay High Court

PRADEEP DATTATRAY GADEKAR AND OTHERSversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: VIBHA KANKANWADI HITEN S VENEGAVKAR

Holding

The Court granted leave to withdraw the writ petition and disposed of it as withdrawn.

Summary

Petitioners Pradeep Dattatray Gadekar and others filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. During the hearing, the petitioners, through counsel Mr. P. S. Mantri (holding the brief of Mr. V. D. Bhise), orally requested permission to withdraw the petition. The Court considered the request and, after noting that no substantive issues remained, granted leave to withdraw. Consequently, the writ petition was marked as disposed of on the basis of withdrawal. No merits of the original claims were adjudicated, and the case concluded without any orders against the State.

Issues considered

Whether the Court may grant leave to withdraw a pending writ petition upon the petitioners' request

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
court procedure
high court
leave to withdraw

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:12147-DB




                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                WRIT PETITION NO. 155 OF 2026

                              Pradeep Dattatray Gadekar and others
                                            VERSUS
                   State Of Maharashtra Through Principal Secretary and others

           Mr. P. S. Mantri h/f Mr. V. D. Bhise, Advocate for petitioners
           Mr. R. S. Wani, AGP for respondent-State

                                              CORAM : Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi &
                                                      Hiten S. Venegavkar, JJ.
                                              DATE     : 18th March, 2026

           PER COURT :-


           1.             Learned Advocate for petitioners, upon oral instructions,

           seeks leave to withdraw present writ petition.



           2.             Leave granted.



           3.             Writ petition stands disposed of as withdrawn.




           (Hiten S. Venegavkar, J.)                 (Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi, J.)

           B. S. Joshi




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