JPP 14. PIL 9.2024.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 9 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2712 OF 2025 Dipak Atmaram Shirodkar …Petitioner/Applicant V/s. State of Maharashtra and Ors. … Respondents WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 6903 OF 2025 IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 9 OF 2024 Gajanan Ganpat Lokare and Ors. …Applicants V/s. Dipak Atmaram Shirodkar … Respondent _______________________________________ Mr. Narayan Bubna for the Petitioner Mr. Saurabh Butala for the Applicants in IA 6903/2025 Mr. Siddharth A. Mehta (through V.C.) with Ms. Harshada Shrikhande, Vaibhav Kaushish for Respondent No.6 Mr. O.A. Chandurkar, Addl.G.P. with Ms. G.R. Raghuwanshi, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1,2 and 4 – State Mr. Kalpesh Patil i/b. Mr. Vivek Rane for Respondent No.5 _______________________________________ CORAM : ALOK ARADHE, CJ. AND SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. DATE : 05 AUGUST 2025 P.C. : 1. In view of stand taken by the Respondents in the affidavit which has been filed in compliance of the order dated 3 January 2025, the learned 1/2 JYOTI PRAKASH PAWAR Digitally signed by JYOTI PRAKASH PAWAR Date: 2025.08.06 10:34:11 +0530 JPP 14. PIL 9.2024.doc Counsel for the Petitioner prays for and is granted a week’s time to enable him to file an application seeking amendment of the Writ Petition. 2. List thereafter. 3. Mr. Butala, learned Counsel for the Applicants seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the Interim Application No. 6903 of 2025. Accordingly, the same is dismissed as withdrawn. ( SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. ) ( CHIEF JUSTICE ) 2/2