Bombay High Court

JAYANT MANIKLAL LUNAWATversusTHE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ORS

Decided: 13 January 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: RAVINDRA V GHUGE ABHAY MANTRI

Holding

The petition is disposed of as withdrawn on the petitioner's request.

Summary

The petitioner, Jayant Maniklal Lunawat, filed Writ Petition No. 17297 of 2025 in the Bombay High Court challenging certain actions of the Minister of Urban Development. On 12 January 2026, the petitioner's counsel submitted a precept indicating the petitioner's desire to withdraw the petition. The court considered the request for withdrawal. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. Consequently, the court disposed of the writ petition as withdrawn, in accordance with the petitioner's instructions.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may withdraw the writ petition after filing it?

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
civil appellate jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

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Date: 2026.01.14
17:43:57 +0530




                                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                          CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                        WRIT PETITION NO. 17297 OF 2025

                      Jayant Maniklal Lunawat                                  … Petitioner
                            versus
                      The Hon’ble Minister of Urban
                      Development and Others                                   … Respondents

                                                        ...
                      Mr.Dhyan Shah i/b. Purnanand & Co. for the Petitioner.
                      Mrs.P.M.J.Deshpande, AGP for the Respondent -State.
                                                        ...

                                              CORAM :     RAVINDRA V. GHUGE &
                                                          ABHAY J. MANTRI, JJ.

                                              DATE     : JANUARY 13, 2026

                      P.C:


                      1.           The learned Advocate for the Petitioner has circulated a

                      preacipe dated 12.01.2026, on instructions from the Petitioner, to

                      withdraw this Petition. The said preacipe is marked as ‘X’ for

                      identification.



                      2.           In view of the above, this Writ Petition is disposed off as

                      withdrawn, on instructions.




                      (ABHAY J.MANTRI, J.)                (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)

                      Trupti                                                                         ...1

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