Bombay High Court
SHRIKRISHNA KOKATEversusUNION OF INDIA THRU. SECRETARY AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The petition is dismissed as not pressed.
Summary
Shrikrishna Kokate filed Writ Petition No. 5021 of 2026 before the Bombay High Court challenging a matter against the Union of India. The petitioner’s counsel, Ms. Asmita Pendharkar, informed the Court that she was not inclined to press the petition. The Court examined whether a writ petition that is not pressed may continue to be entertained. It held that a petition which the petitioner does not wish to pursue can be dismissed without adjudicating its merits. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as not pressed.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition that is not pressed by the petitioner should be dismissed by the Court
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- non‑pressing
- civil appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
2-WP-5021-2026 (C).odt
Pallavi
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Digitally signed
by PALLAVI
MAHENDRA
PALLAVI WARGAONKAR
MAHENDRA
WARGAONKAR Date:
2026.10.03
11:15:42
WRIT PETITION NO. 5021 OF 2026
+0530
Shrikrishna Kokate ...Petitioner
Versus
Union Of India Thru. Secretary And Ors. ...Respondents
...
Ms. Asmita Pendharkar for the Petitioner.
Mrs. Neha S. Bhide, GP a/w Mrs. Shruti D. Vyas, Addl. GP and
Mrs. P.J. Gavhane, AGP for the Respondent - State.
...
CORAM : MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, CJ. &
ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.
DATE : 1st OCTOBER, 2026.
P.C.:
1. Ms. Asmita Pendharkar, the learned counsel for the
Petitioner, on instructions of the Petitioner, is not inclined to
press the instant Writ Petition.
2. Hence, the Writ Petition is Dismissed as not pressed.
[ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE]
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