Bombay High Court

JANA SMALL FINANCE BANK LTD. THR. ITS AUTHORIZED OFFICERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. GOVT. PLEADER AND ORS.

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court allowed the petition to be withdrawn with liberty to file a proper application before the Chief Judicial Magistrate.

Summary

Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd., through its authorized officer, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner later sought the Court's permission to withdraw the petition and instead file a proper application before the Chief Judicial Magistrate. The Court considered the request for withdrawal and the procedural propriety of allowing the petitioner to re‑file the matter in the appropriate forum. No substantive issues on the merits were addressed. The Court granted the petitioner's request, disposing of the writ petition as withdrawn and granting liberty to file a fresh application before the Chief Judicial Magistrate.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition and file a proper application before the Chief Judicial Magistrate.

Subjects

withdrawal of writ petition
civil procedure
jurisdiction
proper application
Chief Judicial Magistrate

Judgment

2026:BHC-KOL:9309-DB

                                                                     58-WP-4475-2026.doc


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

                                   WRIT PETITION NO. 4475 OF 2026


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

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

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

               permission to withdraw the Petition with liberty to file proper

               application before the Chief Judicial Magistrate. The Petition is

               disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed.




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




               Arya Chavan                      1 of 1

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