83 WP No.2157.2023 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2157 OF 2023 SHASHIKANT DATTOPANT DEOLE THROUGH GPA HOLDER SANDIP SHASHIKANT DEOLE VERSUS THE CHIEF OFFICER MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Shailendra S. Gangakhedkar Advocate for Respondent : Mr. K. J. Suryawanshi ... CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J. Date : 4th March, 2026 PER COURT :- 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present petition may be disposed of with liberty reserved to the petitioner to file an application under Rule 18 of CPC, should the occasion arise in the future. In the event such an application is preferred, the Trial Court shall decide the same on its own merits, in accordance with the law, and uninfluenced by any observations made in the earlier order. 2. With the aforesaid directions, writ petition is disposed of. (SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.) Omkar Joshi