Bombay High Court

SAVITA BALWANT PHARANDEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND ORS

Disposal: Disposed off as Withdrawn

Holding

The Court permitted the withdrawal of the writ petitions, granting the petitioners liberty to pursue alternative remedies.

Summary

Petitioners Kalpana Sureshrao Korade and Savita Balwant Pharande filed writ petitions in the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench, challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. The Court, after hearing counsel, expressed a reluctance to grant any relief. Consequently, the petitioners sought permission to withdraw the petitions, reserving the right to pursue an election petition or any other legal remedy. The Court allowed the withdrawal, granting the petitioners liberty to seek alternative remedies. The writ petitions were therefore disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

What relief, if any, should be granted to the petitioners in the writ petitions?

Subjects

withdrawal
writ petition
civil appellate jurisdiction
election petition
relief denial

Judgment

2026:BHC-KOL:8674




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

                                 WRIT PETITION NO. 4412 OF 2026

                          Kalpana Sureshrao Korade                   ...Petitioner

                                                 VERSUS

                          The State of Maharashtra Through
                          Its Secretary and others                   ...Respondents

                                             AND
                                 WRIT PETITION NO. 4413 OF 2026

                          Savita Balwant Pharande                    ...Petitioner
                                                VERSUS
                          The State of Maharashtra Through
                          Its Secretary and others                   ...Respondents

                    Shri Ramesh Badi, Advocate for the Petitioner in both matters.
                    Shri Sanjay D. Rayrikar, A.G.P. for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2
                    in W. P. No. 4412 of 2026.
                    Shri J. P. Patil, A.G.P. for the Respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 4 in W. P.
                    No. 4413 of 2026.
                    Shri Ruturaj P. Pawar, Advocate for the Respondent Nos. 3 and 4
                    in both matters.
                    Shri Unmesh R. Jamadar, Advocate for the Respondent No. 5 in
                    both matters.

                                      CORAM : SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J.
                                       DATE : 08TH SEPTEMBER, 2026.

                    FINAL ORDER :


                    .     After hearing for some time to the learned counsel for the
                    petitioner, when this Court expressed disinclination to grant any
                    relief to the petitioner, learned counsel for the petitioner on
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instructions seeks leave to withdraw both the petitions with
liberty to avail alternate remedy of election petition or remedy as
is permissible in law.


2.    The writ petitions are disposed of as withdrawn with
liberty as sought for.

                               [ SHAILESH P. BRAHME J. ]


bsb/Sept. 26

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