Bombay High Court

AKSHAY NAGARAJANversusSHANTA HARIHARAN AND ORS

Decided: 3 June 2026
Disposal: Disposed off as Withdrawn
Bench: SHYAM C CHANDAK

Holding

The court granted leave to withdraw the petition, resulting in its disposal as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Akshay Nagarajan, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging certain actions of the respondents. During the proceedings, the petitioner's counsel informed the court that the cause of action no longer existed and sought permission to withdraw the petition. The court considered the request and, after hearing the counsel, granted leave to withdraw. Consequently, the petition was formally withdrawn and the matter was disposed of. No substantive merits of the petition were adjudicated as the case was withdrawn at the petitioner's request.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to withdraw a writ petition pending before the High Court

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
civil appellate jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

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Date: 2026.06.03
19:49:32 +0530
                                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                        CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                        WRIT PETITION NO.6975 OF 2026


                      Akshay Nagarajan
                      Through his Constituted Attorney
                      Mr. Shailendrareddy Kancharla                            …. Petitioner
                            Vs.
                      Shanta Hariharan & Ors.                                  …. Respondents


                      Adv. Smeet Savla a/w Adv. Ninad Thikekar i/by SHS Chambers, for the
                      Petitioner.
                      Smt. Ashwini A. Purav, Assistant Government Pleader, for the Respondent
                      No.3-State.
                      Mr. B. V. Baravkar, Court Receiver, present.


                                         CORAM : SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.
                                         DATED : 3rd JUNE, 2026
                                                 (VACATION COURT)

                      P.C. :-

                      .            Mr. Savla, the learned Counsel for the Petitioner states that

                      cause for this Petition is not surviving, therefore, on instructions, he seeks

                      leave to withdraw the Petition.

                      2)           Leave to withdraw is granted.

                      3)           Petition stands disposed of as withdrawn.



                                                                   (SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.)




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