Bombay High Court

MAHARASHTRA SEED AND MACHINERY STORE AND ANOTHERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: Withdrawn
Bench: MEHROZ K PATHAN

Holding

The Court allowed the withdrawal of the criminal writ petition and disposed of it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioners, Maharashtra Seed and Machinery Store and another, filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra, including a prayer for re‑issuance of a passport. After hearing, the Court indicated it was not inclined to grant any relief. The petitioners, through their counsel, applied for permission to withdraw the writ petition. The Court granted the permission and disposed of the petition as withdrawn. It further directed that the petitioners may approach the competent authority for passport re‑issuance and renewal. No substantive merits of the original relief were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioners may withdraw a criminal writ petition after the Court has begun hearing.
Whether the Court can direct the petitioners to approach the competent authority for passport re‑issuance.

Subjects

criminal writ petition
withdrawal of petition
passport re‑issuance
High Court procedure
disposal of writ

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:10196



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                                                                            245.26WP

                           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                      BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                           17 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.245 OF 2026
                          MAHARASHTRA SEED AND MACHINERY STORE &
                                              ANOTHER
                                               VERSUS
                                 THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
                                                    ...
                             Advocate for the petitioners : Mr.Yash Sethiya
                              APP for Respondent-State : Mr.A.S.Shinde
                                                    …
                                              CORAM : MEHROZ K. PATHAN, J.
                                              DATE      : 09.03.2026
                     P.C. :

                     1]           After hearing for some time, when this Court was
                     not inclined to grant any relief to the present petitioners, the
                     learned counsel for the petitioners, upon instructions, seeks
                     leave to withdraw the present writ petition.


                     2]           Permission is granted. The Criminal Writ Petition
                     is disposed of as withdrawn.


                     3]           In so far as prayer in respect of re-issuance of
                     passport is concerned, the petitioners are at liberty to take
                     appropriate steps before the Competent Authority for re-
                     issuance and renewal of Passport.




                                                         [MEHROZ K. PATHAN]
                                                               JUDGE
                     DDC

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