Bombay High Court
UMESH KASHINATH SALUNKHEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed To be withdrawn
Holding
Leave to withdraw the writ petition was granted, and the petition was disposed of as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Umesh Kashinath Salunkhe, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging certain actions of the State of Maharashtra. After the Supreme Court delivered its decision in Sujal Vishwas Attavar v. State of Maharashtra (2026 SCC OnLine SC 798), the petitioner sought leave to withdraw the petition. The Court, after considering the request, granted leave to withdraw. Consequently, the petition was disposed of as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the original petition were adjudicated.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to withdraw the writ petition after the Supreme Court's decision in Sujal Vishwas Attavar v. State of Maharashtra?
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- Supreme Court precedent
- Bombay High Court
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
Judgment
sns 23-wp-2247-2026.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.2247 OF 2026
Umesh Kashinath Salunkhe … Petitioner
V/s.
State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents
Mr. Divya Parab a/w. Adv. Dipit Jadhav for the Petitioner.
Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre, APP, for the Respondent-State.
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 6th October, 2026
P.C.:-
1) In view of the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the
case of Sujal Vishwas Attavar vs. State of Maharashtra reported in 2026
SCC OnLine SC 798, learned Advocate for the Petitioner on instructions
seeks leave to withdraw Petition.
1.1) Leave granted.
2) Disposed off as withdrawn.
(KAMAL KHATA, J.) (A.S. GADKARI, J.)
Digitally
signed by
SUMEDH
SUMEDH
NAMDEO 1/1
NAMDEO SONAWANE
SONAWANE Date:
2026.10.08
10:23:08
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