Suhas Arvind Vaidya v. Union Of India Thr Regional Passport And ANR

5-WP-16733-2024-2.DOCX by PALLAVI MAHENDRA WARGAONKAR Date:

2025.09.18 11:09:30 +0530 PALLAVI MAHENDRA WARGAONKAR Pallavi

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.16733 OF 2024 Suhas Arvind Vaidya ... Petitioner

Versus

Union of India Thr. Regional Passport and Anr.

... Respondents ______________________________________________________ Mr. Lakshyaved R. Odhekar a/w Omkar N. Mhasde, for Petitioner.

Mr. A.I. Patel, Addl. G.P. a/w Ketan Joshi 'B' Panel, for Respondent No.2 - State.

Mr. D.P. Singh for the Respondent No.1.

______________________________________________________ CORAM : M.S. Sonak & Advait M. Sethna, JJ.

DATED : 12 September 2025 P.C.:- 1.

Heard Mr. Odhekar, learned counsel for the Petitioner, Mr. D.P. Singh, learned counsel for the Respondent No.1 and Mr. A.I. Patel along with Mr. Ketan Joshi, learned counsel for the Respondent No.2.

2.

Given this Court's decision in Pilaji Jadhavrao vs. Regional Passport Office, Pune in Writ Petition No.14116 of 2024 disposed of on 14 January 2025 and Cyrus Keki Balsara This order is corrected pursuant speaking to minutes order dated 17/09/2025.

5-WP-16733-2024-2.DOCX vs. Union of India and Anr.1, Mr. Odhekar, learned counsel on instructions seeks leave to withdraw this Petition with liberty to file appropriate application before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Esplanade, Mumbai where, the case is pending against the Petitioner.

3.

Mr. Odhekar states that such application would be filed within a week from today. Upon its filing, we request the learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate to dispose of such application as expeditiously as possible and preferably within two weeks of its institution and service upon the Respondents. Further, the learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate need not be influenced by the showcause notice dated 6 December 2023 issued by the Regional Passport Office at Mumbai. Such application should be decided on merits in accordance with law.

4.

With the above directions, leave is granted to withdraw this Petition with liberty to file the application before the learned Metropolitan Magistrate.

5.

This Petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty in the above terms.

6.

All concerned must act upon an authenticated copy of this order.

(Advait M. Sethna, J) (M.S. Sonak, J.) 2024 SCC OnLine Bom 1085 This order is corrected pursuant speaking to minutes order dated 17/09/2025.