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Bombay High Court

ISHRAT AHMED (COL)versusTHE UNION OF INDIA SEC DMA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND ORS

Decided
Disposal
Disposed off as Withdrawn

Holding

The Court allowed the writ petition to be withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh petition.

Summary

The petitioner, Col Ishrat Ahmed, filed a writ petition seeking relief and requested that the petition be disposed of with liberty to withdraw it and file a fresh petition due to subsequent events. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the new developments warranted a fresh filing. The respondent, the Union of India, raised no objection to the withdrawal. The Court considered the petitioner's request and the lack of opposition from the respondent. Accordingly, the Court ordered the writ petition to be disposed of as withdrawn, granting the petitioner liberty to institute a fresh petition.

Subjects

  • writ petition
  • withdrawal
  • civil appellate jurisdiction
  • high court
  • petition disposal

Judgment

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   PANCHAL

                            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
          Digitally
          signed by

BALAJI
          BALAJI
          GOVINDRAO
GOVINDRAO PANCHAL
                                    WRIT PETITION NO. 7189 OF 2026
PANCHAL   Date:
          2026.09.18
          10:15:45
          +0530


                       Col Ishrat Ahmed                                ...Petitioner
                             Versus
                       The Union of India & Ors.                       ...Respondents
                                                      ...
                       Mr. Sankalpa Rajpurohit a/w Mr. Mangesh Nadgauda i/by
                       RRSG Formal Legal LLP, for the Petitioner.
                       Mr. Rui Rodrigues a/w Ms. Smita Thakur, for the Respondent
                       UoI.
                                                      ...

                                    CORAM : MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, CJ. &
                                            ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.

                                      DATE : 17th SEPTEMBER, 2026.


                       P.C.:
                       1.        Learned Counsel for the Petitioner on instructions

                       submits that since filing of the Petition, there were further

                       events that took place, which are likely to be challenged in the

                       proceeding. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner further submits

                       that the instant Writ Petition be disposed with liberty to

                       withdraw the instant Petition and to institute a fresh Petition.




                       2.        Learned Counsel for the Respondent, Mr. Rui

                       Rodrigues, has no objection.


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3.         Writ Petition stands Disposed Of as withdrawn with

liberty as prayed for.




[ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.]                     [CHIEF JUSTICE]




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