Bombay High Court

MR. RAMJANAM KASHYAPversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Decided: 1 September 2026
Disposal: Disposed off as Withdrawn

Holding

The Court allowed the petitioner's request and disposed of the writ petition as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Mr. Ramjanam Kashyap, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging an order of the Grievance Redressal Committee. After the Committee issued its final order on 28 August 2023, the petitioner sought leave to withdraw the writ petition, stating that the matter was now sub‑judice in a separate proceeding. The Court considered the request to withdraw the petition. It held that a petitioner may withdraw a writ petition if no substantive hearing has taken place and there is no prejudice to the respondents. Accordingly, the Court disposed of the writ petition as withdrawn and awarded no costs.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to withdraw the writ petition after filing it

Subjects

withdrawal of writ petition
civil appellate jurisdiction
procedural law
grievance redressal committee
High Court of Bombay

Judgment

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               IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                        CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                       WRIT PETITION NO. 8580 OF 2023

Mr. Ramjanam Kashyap                                                         Petitioner

          Versus

State Of Maharashtra
and Ors                                                                  Respondents

                                      _______
Mr. Sagar Batavia, i/by A. N. Giri, Advocates, for the Petitioner.
Ms. Vaishali Nimbalkar, AGP, for Respondent Nos. 1,2,3 and 4.
Mr. Akshay P. Shinde, Advocate, for Respondent No. 5.


                                        _______

                              CORAM:          AARTI SATHE, J.

                              DATE:           1st SEPTEMBER 2026.

P.C.


1.            Learned counsel on behalf of the Petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the

present Writ Petition, considering that the Respondent No. 2 i.e. the Grievance

Redressal Committee has passed final order dated 28 th August 2023 which is

subject matter of challenge in a separate proceedings.

2.            In view thereof, Writ Petition is disposed of as withdrawn. No costs.




                                                     (AARTI SATHE, J.)




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