Bombay High Court

BALAJI RAMRAO BHOSALE AND OTHERSversusTHE DEPUTY CHARITY COMMISSIONER LATUR AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: S G CHAPALGAONKAR

Holding

The writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to file a revision under Section 70‑A of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act and a stay on the pending inquiry proceedings.

Summary

The petitioners, Balaji Ramrao Bhosale and others, filed a writ petition seeking relief against the Deputy Charity Commissioner, Latur. They later applied to withdraw the petition, requesting liberty to pursue a revision under Section 70‑A of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act. The Court considered whether the petition could be withdrawn and whether a stay could be granted pending the revision. It allowed the withdrawal, granting the petitioners two weeks to file the revision application. Additionally, the Court ordered that the Deputy Charity Commissioner not finalize the ongoing Inquiry No.822 of 2020 until the revision is filed.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be withdrawn at the petitioners' request
Whether the petitioners should be granted liberty to file a revision under Section 70‑A of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act
Whether the pending inquiry proceedings should be stayed pending the revision

Legislation cited

Maharashtra Public Trusts Act — s. 70-A

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
revision
Maharashtra Public Trusts Act
Section 70-A
stay of proceedings
charity commissioner

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:9309
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD

WRIT PETITION NO. 2030 OF 2026

Balaji Ramrao Bhosale And Others
VERSUS
The Deputy Charity Commissioner Latur And Others
...
Advocate for the Petitioners : Mr. More P. P.
AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. A.R. Kale
Advocate for Respondent No.8 : Mr. Nitin Jagdale h/f Mr. V.D. Salunke
...
CORAM : S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR, J.

DATED : MARCH 04, 2026

PER COURT :-

1. Learned advocate appearing for petitioners, on

instructions, seeks permission to withdraw present petition with

liberty to avail alternate remedy of filing revision under Section 70-A

of Maharashtra Public Trusts Act.

2. In that view of matter, writ petition stands disposed of as

withdrawn with liberty in favour of petitioners to approach revisional

authority within a period of two weeks from today.

3. Till petitioners file revision application, learned Deputy

Charity Commissioner, Latur shall not finalize proceedings in Inquiry

No.822 of 2020.

(S.G. CHAPALGAONKAR, J.)

Mujaheed//

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