Bombay High Court
VIRESH JOSHI S/O GANGARAM JOSHIversusUNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPT. OF REVENUE
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to approach the competent authority, and the pending interim application stands disposed.
Summary
The petitioners, Viresh Joshi and others, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking relief against the Union of India and others. During the proceedings, the petitioners informed the Court that they no longer wished to pursue the writ and intended to seek appropriate relief before the competent authority. The respondents did not object to the withdrawal. The Court accepted the petitioners' request, disposing of the writ petition as withdrawn and granting them liberty to approach the appropriate authority. Consequently, the pending interim application was also deemed to have no further existence and was disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be withdrawn by the petitioners at any stage of the proceedings.
- Whether the withdrawal of the writ petition extinguishes any pending interim application.
Subjects
- withdrawal of writ petition
- civil appellate jurisdiction
- interim application
- competent authority
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
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Salunke
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Digitally
JAYANT
signed by
JAYANT
VISHWANATH
WRIT PETITION NO. 5676 OF 2026
VISHWANATH SALUNKE
SALUNKE Date:
2026.09.16
10:39:55
+0530
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 6342 OF 2026
Viresh Joshi S/o. Gangaram Joshi & Ors. } Petitioners
Versus
Union of India & Ors. } Respondents
Mr. Parth Sanghrajka with Mr. Abhishek Kale, Mr. Aditya
Khare, Mr. Shreyas Maheshwari and Mr. Atharva Bhilare
i/b Naik Naik & Co., Advocates for the Petitioners.
Mr. Amit Munde, Special Counsel with Ms. Jai Vohra,
Advocates for Respondent No. 2.
Mr. O. A. Chandurkar, Additional Government Pleader with
Ms. P. J. Gavhane, AGP for Respondent No. 4.
CORAM : MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, CJ. &
ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.
DATE : 11th SEPTEMBER, 2026
P.C.:
1. The learned counsel for the Petitioners, on instructions,
submits that the Petitioners are not inclined to press the instant
Writ Petition and seek to withdraw this Writ Petition with liberty to
press appropriate reliefs before the Competent Authority in
accordance with law.
2. The learned counsel for the respondents have no objection for
withdrawal of the Writ Petition.
3. The Writ Petition is disposed of as withdrawn with the
aforesaid liberty.
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4. In the light of the withdrawal of the writ petition, the pending
Interim Application does not survive and stands disposed of.
[ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE]
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