Bombay High Court

BAKRUDDIN GAUS FAKIRversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. PRINCIPLE SECRETARY LAND REVENUE DEPT. AND ORS.

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court allowed the petition to be withdrawn with liberty to file civil proceedings.

Summary

The petitioner, Bakruddin Gaus Fakir, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner later approached the Court requesting permission to withdraw the petition and instead pursue civil proceedings. The respondent State opposed the withdrawal. The Court considered the petitioner's request and the procedural propriety of allowing a withdrawal. It granted the petitioner's prayer, ordering the petition to be disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to adopt civil proceedings. No substantive merits of the original petition were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition and pursue civil proceedings

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
civil proceedings
high court
jurisdiction

Judgment

                                                            21-WP-3986-2026.doc


               IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                        CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
                         CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                      WRIT PETITION NO. 3986 OF 2026

Bakruddin Gaus Fakir                                 ...Petitioner.
         Versus
The State Of Maharashtra
Thr. Principle Secretary Land
Revenue Dept. And Others                             ...Respondents.
                                 ——————
Mr. Rahul Vitthal Shinde for the Petitioner.
Mr. Siddheshwar B. Kalel, AGP for the Respondent-State.
                                 ——————
                                   Coram :     Sharmila U. Deshmukh &
                                               Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.
                                   Date      : August 27, 2026.
P. C. :

1.        Learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner, on instructions,

seeks permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to adopt the civil

proceedings.

2.        In view of the above, the petition is disposed of as withdrawn with

liberty as prayed for.




 [Neeraj P. Dhote, J.]                          [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.]




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