Bombay High Court

SHIVRAJ DNYANOBA GHULEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: KISHORE C SANT SUSHIL M GHODESWAR

Holding

The Court may, at its discretion, grant leave to withdraw a writ petition where no prejudice to the respondents is shown.

Summary

The petitioner, Shivraj Dnyanoba Ghule, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging an unspecified action of the State of Maharashtra. During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel, Shri Nagargoje Ankush N., requested permission to withdraw the petition. The Court considered its inherent power to allow withdrawal of a petition when no prejudice to the respondents is likely. The learned judges, Justice Kishore C. Sant and Justice Sushil M. Ghodeswar, exercised this discretion and granted leave to withdraw. Consequently, the writ petition was formally disposed of as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the original claim were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be granted leave to withdraw the writ petition pending before the Court.

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
court discretion
civil procedure
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:10125-DB


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                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                              WRIT PETITION NO. 2783 OF 2018
                               SHIVRAJ DNYANOBA GHULE
                                          VERSUS
                      THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                              ...
                Shri Nagargoje Ankush N., Advocate for the Petitioner.
                Smt. Rashmi P. Gour, AGP for the Respondents/ State.
                                              ...

                                   CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT
                                                    &
                                              SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, JJ.

                                   DATE : 09 March 2026

                P. C. :-

                1.           After arguing for some time, the learned advocate

                for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the petition.


                2.           Leave granted.


                3.           The Writ Petition is disposed of as withdrawn.




        kps     (SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.)              (KISHORE C. SANT, J.)

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