Bombay High Court

RAKESHKUMAR GANESHCHAND SANGHVIversusNAVIN GANGJI FURIA AND ANR

Decided: 2 July 2026
Disposal: Allowed To be withdrawn
Bench: MADHAV JAMDAR

Holding

A writ petition may be withdrawn upon the petitioner's request, and the court may order its disposal.

Summary

Petitioner Arjun Vitthal filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking relief against respondents. The petitioner, through counsel Mr. Vedang Shirawale, later instructed the court to withdraw the petition. The court considered the request and, noting that the petitioner was free to discontinue the proceeding, allowed the withdrawal. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. Consequently, the writ petition was withdrawn and the matter disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be withdrawn at the petitioner's request without hearing on the merits

Subjects

withdrawal of writ petition
criminal appellate jurisdiction
High Court of Bombay
petition disposal

Judgment

                                                                                 902-WP-96-2026.doc


                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                             WRIT PETITION NO.96 OF 2026
ARJUN
VITTHAL               Rakeshkumar Ganeshchand Sanghvi                          ...Petitioner
KUDHEKAR
                             Versus
Digitally signed by
ARJUN VITTHAL         Navin Gangji Furia & Anr.                                ...Respondents
KUDHEKAR
Date: 2026.07.02
20:32:22 +0530

                                                   ——————
                      Mr. Vedang Shirawale i/b Sushant Valimbe, for the Petitioner.
                      Mr. Jatin Karia (Shah) a/w Vaishnavi Javheri, Snehankita Munj, Shraddha
                      Kamble & Dipti Jatin Karia, for Respondent No.1.
                      Ms. S. M. Yadav, APP, for the Respondent-State.
                                                     ——————
                                                             Coram: Madhav J. Jamdar, J.
                                                             Date: July 02, 2026
                      P.C.:

                      1.      Mr. Shirawale, learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner, on

                      instructions, seeks withdrawal of the Writ Petition.

                      2.      Accordingly, the Writ Petition is allowed to be withdrawn and

                      disposed of as such.


                                                                         [Madhav J. Jamdar, J.]




                      Arjun                              1

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