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Bombay High Court

SADHANA SANDEEP AWATEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA SCHOOL EDUCATION AND SPORTS DEPARTMENT AND ORS

Decided
Disposal
Disposed Off

Holding

The court granted leave to withdraw the writ petition and disposed of the matter.

Summary

The petitioner, Sadhana Sandeep Awate, filed a writ petition seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra School Education and Sports Department. On 31 August 2026, the petitioner instructed counsel to seek leave to withdraw the petition. The High Court, after hearing the counsel, allowed the petition to be withdrawn. The matter was subsequently disposed of without any order for costs. No substantive issues on merits were addressed as the petition was withdrawn.

Issues considered

  • Whether the court may grant leave to withdraw a writ petition pending before it

Subjects

  • withdrawal of writ petition
  • civil appellate jurisdiction
  • Bombay High Court
  • petition dismissed

Judgment

                                                                                       4-WP-15584-2024.DOC



                                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                                CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                               WRIT PETITION NO. 15584 OF 2024

                       Sadhana Sandeep Awate                                          ...Petitioner
                             Versus
                       The State Of Maharashtra School Education
                       And Sports Department & Ors.                                   ...Respondents
                                                         _______
                       Mr. Nilesh Desai for Petitioner.

                       Mr. Onkar A. Chandurkar, AGP a/w P. N. Diwan, AGP a/w M. P. Thakur, AGP
                       a/w N. M. Mehra, AGP a/w P. M. J. Deshpande, AGP, a/w V. M. Mali, AGP for
                       Respondent-State.
                                                                _______

                                                      CORAM:          G. S. KULKARNI &
                                                                      DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ.

                                                      DATE:           21st SEPTEMBER 2026

                       P.C.

                       1.         Learned counsel for the Petitioner, on written instructions from the

                       Petitioner dated 31st August 2026, seeks leave to withdraw the present Writ

                       Petition.

                       2.         Allowed to be withdrawn.

                       3.         Disposed of. No costs.




                       (DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J)                                   (G. S. KULKARNI, J.)




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AJIT      RAMESH
RAMESH    PATHRIKAR
PATHRIKAR Date:
                       Ajit Pathrikar
          2026.09.22
          11:06:03
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