Bombay High Court

SHRI. YASHWANT EDUCATION SOCIETY, DEVRASHTRE THR. SECRETARY SANJAY VILASRAO MOREversusCHANDRAKANT KHASHABA JADHAV AND ORS.

Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: SHAILESH P BRAHME

Holding

The Court allowed the writ petition to be withdrawn and granted the petitioner liberty to approach an appropriate forum.

Summary

The petitioner, Yashwant Education Society, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking relief against the respondents. During the hearing, the Court expressed reluctance to entertain the petition. The petitioner’s counsel then applied for permission to withdraw the petition, requesting liberty to approach an appropriate forum if permissible. The Court granted leave to withdraw, allowing the petitioner to seek relief elsewhere. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to approach another forum.

Issues considered

What is the Court's authority to permit withdrawal of a writ petition?
Whether the petitioner may be granted liberty to approach another forum after withdrawal

Subjects

withdrawal of writ petition
civil appellate jurisdiction
procedural law
high court
liberty to approach another forum

Judgment

                                                     38-WP-2197-2026 (C).doc




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                      CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR

                       CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                      WRIT PETITION NO. 2197 OF 2026

Shri. Yashwant Education Society, Devrashtre
Thr. Secretary Sanjay Vilasrao More                          ...Petitioner
       Versus
Chandrakant Khashaba Jadhav And Ors.                         ...Respondents

                                   …..
Adv. Suryajeet Prithviraj Chavan, Advocate for Petitioner.
Adv. Machhindra A. Patil, for Respondent Nos.1, 2, 3.
Mr. Sanjay D. Rayrikar, AGP for the Respondent-State.
                                   …..


                                     CORAM : SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J.

                                     DATE     : 17th JUNE, 2026.

P.C. :

           After hearing the parties for some time, when this Court

expressed its disinclination to entertain the present petition, learned

counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the writ petition with

liberty to approach the appropriate forum, as may be permissible in law.

Leave granted. Accordingly, the writ petition is permitted to be

withdrawn with liberty as prayed.

2.         The writ petition stands disposed of as withdrawn with aforesaid

liberty.

                                                 [ SHAILESH P. BRAHME]



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