Bombay High Court

JANA SMALL FINANCE BANK LTD THR ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER MOHAMMED ABDUL KHALID S/O MOHAD A RAHIMversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed.

Summary

Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd, through its officer Mohammed Abdul Khalid, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench, challenging the State of Maharashtra and others. The petitioner sought compliance of an order dated 3 September 2025 and, on instructions, requested leave to withdraw the petition in order to file an appropriate application before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, District and Sessions Court, Kolhapur. The petition was filed against the State and other respondents. The Court examined the procedural propriety of allowing a petition to be withdrawn at the petitioner's request. It granted the leave to withdraw, disposing of the writ petition as withdrawn with liberty as prayed, and anticipated that the CJM would decide the subsequent application expeditiously.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may withdraw the writ petition and seek relief through a regular application before the Chief Judicial Magistrate

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
civil procedure
compliance of order
Chief Judicial Magistrate

Judgment

2026:BHC-KOL:9300-DB

52-WP-4000-2026.doc

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

WRIT PETITION NO. 4000 OF 2026

Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd Thr Its Authorised ...Petitioner
Officer Mohammed Abdul Khalid
Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ...Respondents

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Mr. Balasaheb Choure (through VC) a/w Ms. Sharvari Tipugade, Mr. Girish
Mujumdar, for the Petitioner.
Mr. V.M.Mali, AGP for the Respondent-State.
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Coram : SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH &
NEERAJ P. DHOTE, JJ.
Date : SEPTEMBER 28, 2026
P. C. :

1. Learned counsel for the Petitioner, on instructions, seeks leave to

withdraw the Petition to file an appropriate application with the Chief

Judicial Magistrate, District and Sessions Court, Kolhapur (“CJM”), for

seeking compliance of the order dated 3 rd September, 2025. The

Petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed.

2. It is expected that upon such an application being filed, the CJM

would take expeditious steps in deciding the application.

[NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J.] [SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, J.]

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