Bombay High Court

BHARAT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND MANUFACTURERS PVT. LTD.versusMAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED

Decided: 2 September 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

Leave to withdraw the writ petition was granted, resulting in its disposal.

Summary

The petitioner, Bharat Electrical Contractors & Manufacturers Pvt Ltd, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court against Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. The petitioner’s counsel, Mr. Sameer Pandit, applied for leave to withdraw the petition, stating that the petitioner would pursue other legal remedies. No party appeared to oppose the withdrawal request. The Court examined whether the petition could be withdrawn at its discretion and found no impediment to granting the leave. Consequently, the Court granted the petitioner's request, ordered the writ petition to be withdrawn, and disposed of the accompanying interim application.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be granted leave to withdraw the writ petition at this stage of the proceedings

Subjects

withdrawal of writ petition
high court jurisdiction
civil procedure
petition dismissed

Judgment

                Digitally
                signed by
                                                          53-WP-2548-26.DOC
                CHITRA
       CHITRA   SANJAY
       SANJAY   SONAWANE
       SONAWANE Date:
                2026.09.05
                11:10:34
                +0530




                                                               Chitra Sonawane.

          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                 ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
                WRIT PETITION NO.2548 OF 2026
                                a/w
            INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4824 OF 2026
                                 IN
                WRIT PETITION NO.2548 OF 2026
Bharat Electrical Contractors & Manufacturers       …Petitioner.
Pvt Ltd
      Versus
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd …Respondent


Mr. Sameer Pandit a/w Ms Ria Goradia i/by Wadia Ghandy & Co.
      for Petitioner.


                             CORAM:        SUMAN SHYAM &
                                           ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ.

                             DATED:        2nd SEPTEMBER 2026.
PC:-


1.     Mr. Sameer Pandit, learned Counsel for the Petitioner, seeks
leave to withdraw this Writ Petition with liberty to pursue
appropriate legal remedy as may be permissible in law. None is
present to oppose the submission made by the learned Counsel for
the Petitioner. As such, the prayer is granted. The Writ Petition is
disposed of as withdrawn. In view of disposal of the Writ Petition,
the Interim Application also stands disposed of.


(ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.)                               (SUMAN SHYAM, J.)




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