Bombay High Court

SADIK HASHAM MULLAversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition pertains to the jurisdiction of the Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, and therefore the petitioner is directed to approach that bench.

Summary

The petitioner, Sadik Hasham Mulla, filed a writ petition before the High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, challenging an order. The petition raised the question of whether the Aurangabad Bench had jurisdiction to entertain the matter. The Court examined the territorial jurisdiction provisions and noted that the subject matter fell within the jurisdiction of the Circuit Bench at Kolhapur. Consequently, the Court held that the petition should be dealt with by the Kolhapur Circuit Bench. Accordingly, the petition was disposed of, with the Court granting leave to the petitioner to approach the appropriate Circuit Bench. No substantive merits of the petition were decided.

Issues considered

Whether the Aurangabad Bench of the High Court of Bombay has jurisdiction to entertain the writ petition filed by the petitioner

Subjects

jurisdiction
circuit bench
high court
writ petition

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:41451-DB


                                                   {1}                     35-wp-8619-2026

                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                            BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                     35 WRIT PETITION NO. 8619 OF 2026

                                        Sadik Hasham Mulla
                                              VERSUS
                               The State Of Maharashtra And Others
                                                 ...
              Ms. Naseembanu Deshmukh, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. B.B. Bhise, AGP for State
                                               .......

                                          CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                                  ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.


                                             DATE : 08th SEPTEMBER, 2026
              PER COURT :

              1.       It appears that this petition pertains to the jurisdiction of Circuit

              Bench at Kolhapur.

              2.       Writ Petition is therefore disposed of by granting leave to the

              Petitioner to approach Circuit Bench at Kolhapur.



              (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)                   (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)




              Bhagyawant Punde

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