Bombay High Court

PREM SUDHAKAR GANGURDEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Decided: 31 August 2026
Disposal: Allowed To be withdrawn

Holding

The High Court granted leave to withdraw the petition and disposed of it as withdrawn.

Summary

Prem Sudhakar Gangurde filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging certain actions of the State of Maharashtra. After the Supreme Court decided the related case of Sujal Vishwas Attavar & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra, the petitioner’s counsel sought leave to withdraw the petition. The High Court granted the leave to withdraw and disposed of the petition as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the petition were addressed. The order was signed by Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court may grant leave to withdraw a writ petition after a Supreme Court decision in a related matter

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
criminal appellate jurisdiction
high court procedure

Judgment

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                                             IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                                  CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                                    WRIT PETITION NO.4244 OF 2026

                             Prem Sudhakar Gangurde                            … Petitioner

                                      V/s.

                             The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                   … Respondents




                             Ms. Mrunmai K. Rokade for the Petitioner.
                             Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre, APP, for the Respondent-State.


                                                              CORAM :     A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                                          KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                                                                 DATE :   31st August, 2026

                             P.C.:-

                             1)              In view of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of

                             Sujal Vishwas Attavar & Anr. vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. reported

                             in 2026 SCC OnLine SC 798 , learned Advocate for the Petitioner, on

                             instructions, seeks leave to withdraw Petition.

                             1.1)            Leave granted.

                             2)              Disposed off as withdrawn.



                                        (KAMAL KHATA, J.)                  (A.S. GADKARI, J.)


          Digitally signed
          by SANDHYA
SANDHYA BHAGU
BHAGU   WADHWA
WADHWA Date:
        2026.09.02
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