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Bombay High Court

AJIT DWARKANATH NIRHALIversusTHE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER THANE AND ANR

Decided
Disposal
Disposed Off

Holding

The petition was disposed of as withdrawn on the petitioner’s request.

Summary

The petitioner, Ajit Dwarkanath Nirhali, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court. Subsequently, the petitioner’s counsel filed a praecipe seeking to withdraw the petition. The court examined the original handwritten consent and related documents, which were returned after verification. Upon reviewing the withdrawal request, the court allowed the petition to be withdrawn. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

  • Whether a writ petition filed in the High Court can be withdrawn by the petitioner after filing

Subjects

  • writ petition
  • withdrawal
  • civil procedure
  • High Court

Judgment

                                                                             901.AS.WP.3388.2023.odt




                            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                                          WRIT PETITION NO. 3388 OF 2023
                    Ajit Dwarkanath Nirhali                                ….Petitioner
       Digitally
       signed by
       VINA
                              Versus
VINA   ARVIND
ARVIND KHADPE       The Municipal Commissioner & Anr.              ….Respondents
KHADPE Date:
       2026.01.09
       10:50:43
                                                    ----
       +0530
                    Mr. K. K. Malpathak, Advocate for Petitioner.
                    Mr. Anand Kulkarni, Advocate for Respondent No. 2.
                    Mr. Amol Gupte, Administrative Officer, Thane Municipal
                    Transport undertaking present in Court.
                                                    ----
                                              CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE &
                                                          ABHAY J. MANTRI, JJ.
                                               DATE : 08th JANUARY, 2026

                    P.C. :-

                    1.                  The learned Advocate for the Petitioner has moved a

                    Praecipe dated 07.01.2026, on instructions from the Petitioner, to

                    withdraw this Petition.



                    2.                  An original handwritten communication along with the

                    original consent terms ‘noted and registered’ by Shri. Hanumant P.

                    Patil, Advocate and Notary, Government of India, on 15 th December

                    2024, is shown to us. Having perused the original documents, the

                    same are returned to the learned Advocate for the Petitioner, who

                    has tendered photostat copies of the said documents. The photostat

                    copies are marked as ‘X’ collectively for identification.


                    Sufiyan Syed - PA                     1 of 2
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3.                  In view of the above, this Petition is disposed off as

withdrawn, on instructions.



(ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.)                       (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)




Sufiyan Syed - PA                      2 of 2


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