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Bombay High Court

RUCHI GOURversusABHINAV LOOMBA

Decided
Disposal
Disposed Off

Holding

The Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to keep all contentions open.

Summary

The petitioner, Ruchi Gour, filed a writ petition seeking relief in a family law matter. During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel requested permission to withdraw the writ petition while preserving all of the petitioner’s substantive contentions for consideration in the main proceeding. The petitioner also indicated that applications for disclosure had been filed and required direction for their adjudication. The Court, after considering the submissions, granted leave to withdraw the petition with the liberty to keep the contentions open. It further directed the Family Court to decide the pending applications as soon as possible and ordered the writ petition to be disposed accordingly.

Issues considered

  • Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition while keeping all of the petitioner's contentions open pending the main proceeding

Subjects

  • withdrawal of writ petition
  • family court
  • disclosure applications
  • civil appellate jurisdiction
  • procedural law

Judgment

                                                                              5-WP-7873-2026 (C).doc

                   Tikam

                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                         CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                                        WRIT PETITION NO. 7873 OF 2026
                       Ruchi Gour                                       ...Petitioner/s
                       Versus
                       Abhinav Loomba                                   ...Respondent/s
VAISHALI
ANIL                   _________________________________________________________________
TIKAM
                       Mr. Sahil Sayyed, Advocate for Petitioner.
Digitally signed
                       Mr. Vikramaditya Deshmukh, Advocate for Respondent.
by VAISHALI            _________________________________________________________________
ANIL TIKAM
Date:
2026.08.25                                                  CORAM       :   SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
11:34:00 +0530
                                                            DATE        :   21st AUGUST, 2026.
                       P.C. :

                       1.         Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and Respondent.

                       2.         Learned counsel for the Petitioner, on instructions, seeks leave

                       to withdraw this Writ Petition with liberty to keep all the contentions of

                       the Petitioner open while hearing of the main proceeding. Learned counsel

                       further submitted that the Petitioner has filed applications for disclosure

                       and direction be given to decide those applications.

                       3.         Considering the submissions of learned counsel for the

                       Petitioner, Petition is allowed to withdraw with aforesaid liberty.

                       4.         All contentions of both the parties are kept open.

                       5.         The learned Family Court shall decide the pending applications

                       as early as possible.

                       6.         Writ petition disposed of accordingly.


                                                                      (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)

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