Bombay High Court
AVINASH PRAKASH JADHAVversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE COLLECTOR DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The Court allowed the motion and corrected the order to state that the writ petitions are disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to file fresh applications on additional or different grounds.
Summary
Petitioners Avinash Prakash Jadhav and Ganesh Swarupchand Jadhav filed writ petitions challenging the rejection of their applications for arms licenses on the basis of crop protection. The High Court initially disposed of both petitions as withdrawn on 4 March 2026, but the petitioners argued that the order failed to record the liberty granted to them to file fresh applications on different grounds. The petitioners moved a speaking‑to‑minutes order to correct this omission. Justice Siddheshwar S. Thombre allowed the motion, amending the order to expressly state that the petitions are withdrawn with liberty to file fresh applications. Consequently, the corrected order was uploaded and the matter stands disposed as withdrawn with the granted liberty.
Issues considered
- Whether the order dated 04.03.2026 should be corrected to reflect the liberty granted to the petitioners to file fresh applications on additional or different grounds after withdrawal of the writ petitions
Subjects
- writ petition
- arms license
- crop protection
- withdrawal
- liberty to file fresh application
- correction of order
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:9282
This Order is Speaking to Minutes order of order dated //
96 WP No.3962.2023 + 1 (STM)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
89 WRIT PETITION NO. 3426 OF 2023
AVINASH PRAKASH JADHAV
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE COLLECTOR
DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND ANOTHER
...
Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Rajendra N. Chavan
AGP for Respondents-State : Ms. D. S. Jape
…
AND
96 WRIT PETITION NO. 3962 OF 2023
GANESH SWARUPCHAND JADHAV
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE COLLECTOR
DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND ANOTHER
...
Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Rajendra N. Chavan
AGP for Respondents-State : Ms. D. S. Jape
...
CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.
Date : 10th April, 2026
PER COURT :-
1. This motion for Speaking to the Minutes is moved in
respect of the common order dated 04.03.2026 passed in the Writ
Petitions.
2. The learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that both
petitions challenged the rejection of applications for the issuance of
This Order is Speaking to Minutes order of order dated //
96 WP No.3962.2023 + 1 (STM)
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Arms Licenses sought on the grounds of crop protection. On
04.03.2026, both matters were disposed of as withdrawn. It is further
submitted that while this Court was pleased to grant the Petitioners
liberty to file fresh applications on additional / different grounds, the
same was inadvertently not reflected in the order dated 04.03.2026.
3. Accordingly, the said order is corrected as under :-
“1. The learned counsel for petitioner, on instructions, seeks
leave to withdraw the petition with liberty to file fresh application
on additional / different grounds.
2. Accordingly, the writ petitions are disposed of as
withdrawn, with liberty as aforesaid.”
4. The motion is allowed in the above terms. Corrected copy
be uploaded.
(SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.)
Omkar Joshi
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