Bombay High Court
GANESH SWARUPCHAND JADHAVversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE COLLECTOR DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The motion to correct the order is allowed, and the order is amended to state that the writ petitions are disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to file fresh applications.
Summary
Petitioners Avinash Prakash Jadhav and Ganesh Swarupchand Jadhav filed writ petitions challenging the rejection of their applications for arms licences on the basis of crop protection. The High Court initially disposed of both petitions as withdrawn on 4 March 2026, but the petitioners contended that the order failed to record the liberty granted to them to file fresh applications on different grounds. They moved a motion seeking a correction of the minutes to reflect this liberty. The Court examined the petitioners' submission and found no objection to the correction. Accordingly, the Court allowed the motion, corrected the order to state that the petitions are withdrawn with liberty to file fresh applications, and directed that the corrected copy be uploaded.
Issues considered
- Whether the order dated 04.03.2026 should be corrected to include the liberty granted to the petitioners to file fresh applications on additional or different grounds.
Subjects
- writ petition
- arms licence
- crop protection
- withdrawal
- liberty to file fresh application
- correction of order
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:9283
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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