Bombay High Court
MOHAMMAD SHAFIQ ABDUL MAJEED QURESHIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed To be withdrawn
Holding
The court granted leave to withdraw the petition and disposed of it as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Mohammad Shafiq Abdul Majeed Qureshi, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging certain actions of the State of Maharashtra and others. The petitioner later informed the court that the petition had become infructuous and sought unconditional leave to withdraw it. The court considered whether it could permit the withdrawal of a petition that had become moot. Relying on procedural principles that allow withdrawal of a petition when it no longer serves any purpose, the court granted the petitioner's request. Consequently, the petition was withdrawn and disposed of by the court.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition that has become infructuous may be withdrawn unconditionally by the petitioner
Subjects
- withdrawal of writ petition
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
- infructuous petition
Judgment
sbw 29-wp-2557-2017.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.2557 OF 2017
Mohammad Shafiq Abdul Majeed Qureshi … Petitioner
V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents
Mr. Vivek Yadav a/w Mr. Yash Shrivas i/by Jay & Co. for the Petitioner.
Smt. P.P.Shinde, APP, for the Respondent-State.
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 10th April, 2026.
P.C.:-
1) Learned Advocate for the Petitioner on instructions submitted
that, the Petition has become infructuous and seeks leave to withdraw the
Petition unconditionally.
1.1) Leave granted.
2) Disposed off as withdrawn.
(KAMAL KHATA, J.) (A.S. GADKARI, J.)
Digitally signed
by SANDHYA
SANDHYA BHAGU 1/1
BHAGU WADHWA
WADHWA Date:
2026.04.20
12:47:25 +0530
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