Dhananjay Jagannath Ghate And ANR v. The State Of Maharashtra Thr. The Principal Secretary Department Of Rural Development And Panchayat

4-1135-2026-CWP=.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1135 OF 2026 Babalal Usman Thodigi ... Petitioner Digitally signed by UDAY SHIVAJI JAGTAP Date:

2026.04.06 10:39:41 +0530 UDAY SHIVAJI JAGTAP

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District Deputy Registrar Co-operative Societies, Kolhapur & Ors.

... Respondents .............

Mr. Chetan G. Patil i/b Mr. Rugwed R. Kinkar for the Petitioner. Mr. Manoj A. Patil a/w Akash M. Murudkar, Shubham R. Dhonge for Respondent No.4.

Mr. Ruturaj Pawar for Respondent Nos. 2 and 3. Mr. Siddheshwar B. Kalel, AGP for the Respondent - State. .............

CORAM : MADHAV J. JAMDAR & PRAVIN S. PATIL, JJ.

DATE : 1st APRIL, 2026.

P. C. :

1.

Mr. Patil, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner, on instructions, states that in view of the availability of an alternate remedy, the petitioner seeks to withdraw the petition with liberty to adopt the alternate remedy.

2.

Accordingly, the Writ Petition is allowed to be withdrawn and Uday S. Jagtap 1 of

4-1135-2026-CWP=.doc disposed of as such with leave as sought.

3.

It is clarified that this Court has not considered the merits and all contentions raised in the Writ Petition are expressly kept open. [PRAVIN S. PATIL, J. ] [MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.] Uday S. Jagtap 2 of