5-95-2025-PIL=.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 95 OF 2025 Annaso Jagannath Patil & Ors. … Petitioners Versus State of Maharashtra & Anr. … Respondent …………. Mr. Pradeep Salgar a/w Ms. Vaishnavi Shelar i/b Changdev S. Shingade for the Petitioners. Mr. S.B. Kalel, AGP for the Respondent - State. …………. Coram : M. S. Karnik & Ajit B. Kadethankar, JJ. Date : December 04, 2025. P. C. : 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned AGP for the respondent – State. 2. The petitioners have iled the present proceedings under the title and style as ‘Public Interest Litigation’. By the present PIL, the petitioners seek directions to the respondents to formulate a proper mechanism for the process of recruitment to the post of Police Patil. Uday S. Jagtap 1 of 2 UDAY SHIVAJI JAGTAP Digitally signed by UDAY SHIVAJI JAGTAP Date: 2025.12.08 21:07:24 +0530 5-95-2025-PIL=.doc 3. Learned counsel, on instructions from the petitioners, seeks leave to withdraw the petition with liberty to ile appropriate representation to the concerned authorities as also legal proceedings as permissible in law. He would submit that petitioner Nos. 1 and 4 are present physically in this Court. Leave granted. 4. The PIL petition stands disposed of as withdrawn. 5. We make it clear that we have not observed anything on merits of the case as also the locus of the petitioners. 6. The petitioners are at liberty to ile such representation and to take recourse to such legal remedies which are permissible in law. All contentions are kept open. [Ajit B. Kadethankar, J. ] [ M. S. Karnik ] Uday S. Jagtap 2 of 2