Bombay High Court

POPAT RAMCHANDRA DURGEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Disposal: Disposed off as Withdrawn
Bench: VRUSHALI V JOSHI RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE

Holding

The court allowed the withdrawal of both the intervenor application and the writ petition, disposing the petition as withdrawn.

Summary

Popat Ramchandra Durge filed a writ petition (No. 222 of 2018) before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, which was later joined by an intervenor application filed by Mr. Kuldeep Nikam. The intervenor sought to be allowed to withdraw his appearance, and the petitioner subsequently requested permission to withdraw the entire petition. Both requests were made before the court, and the learned counsel for each party appeared to seek the withdrawals. The bench, comprising Justices Vrushali V. Joshi and Ranjitsinha Raja Bhosale, considered whether the court could permit such withdrawals. The court granted permission to withdraw the intervenor application and the petition, ordering that the petition stand disposed of as withdrawn. Consequently, the matter was closed without any substantive adjudication on the merits.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court may permit the withdrawal of an intervenor application and the underlying writ petition.

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
intervention application
procedural law
high court jurisdiction
court discretion

Judgment

                                                       33-APPW-423-2018.doc

       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                 CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
              CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
         INTERVENTION APPLICATION NO.423 OF 2018
                              IN
                WRIT PETITION NO.222 of 2018
Annasaheb Kallappa Upadhye & Ors.  …..Applicant

In The Matter Of
Popat Ramchandra Durge                     …..Petitioner
     Vs.
The State Of Maharashtra & Ors.            …..Respondents

Mr. Kuldeep Bnikam with Mr. Onkar Bajaj, for the Petitioners.
Mr. Nilabh Toshnival though vc wth Mr. Pigesh Toshnival with Mr.
Aarya V. Ambulkar i/b Mr. Ashish Pawar, for the Respondent.
Mr. Avinash A. Naik, APP for Respondent-State.

                                CORAM: MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI,
                                    RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, JJ.
                                DATED: 18th MARCH 2026
P.C.:-

1.       Mr. Kuldeep Nikam, seeks permission to withdraw his

appearance in Application filed by him for intervenor. At the request

of learned counsel appearing for the Applicant, Adv. Kuldeep Nikam,

is discharged from this matter.


2.       On instructions of Petitioner, learned counsel appearing for the

Petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the Petition. Permission

granted. Petition stands disposed of as withdrawn.

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                                                        33-APPW-423-2018.doc

3.       Intervention Application if any, stands disposed of.


(RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, J.) (MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J.)




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