Bombay High Court

UTTAM KISAN SHINDEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: ARUN R PEDNEKER VAISHALI PATIL JADHAV

Holding

The Court exercised its inherent jurisdiction to allow the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Uttam Kisan Shinde, filed Writ Petition No. 7371 of 2022 before the High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner later approached the Court, through counsel, requesting permission to withdraw the petition. The Court considered its inherent jurisdiction to allow a party to withdraw a pending writ petition where no prejudice is caused to the respondents. It found no impediment to granting such leave and exercised its discretion to permit the withdrawal. Consequently, the Court granted leave to withdraw and dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court may grant leave to withdraw a pending writ petition

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
court discretion
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:535-DB


                                                        1                      7371.2022WP.odt


                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD.
                             901 WRIT PETITION NO. 7371 OF 2022
                                        Uttam Kisan Shinde
                                             VERSUS
                                The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                                                  ...
               Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Jayabhar D.R.
               AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. A.R. Kale
                                             ...
                                   CORAM : ARUN R. PEDNEKAR AND
                                             VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.
                                   DATED : 8th JANUARY, 2026.
               ORDER :

               .           Learned Counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, seeks
               leave to withdraw the petition.
               2.          Leave granted. Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.




               (VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,J.)                   (ARUN R. PEDNEKAR,J.)


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