912-WP-5236-2026 (C).doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5236 OF 2026 Balaso Ganpati Bongarde Deceased Lr-s Ishwara Nana Bongarde ...Petitioner Versus The State Of Maharashtra Thr. Principal Secretary Revenue And Forest Dept. And Ors. ...Respondents ….. Adv. Manoj Patil a/w Adv. Avesh A. Ghadge and Adv. Akash Murudkar, for Petitioner. Mr. Jitendra P. Patil, learned AGP for the Respondent-State. ….. CORAM : SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J. DATE : 14th OCTOBER, 2026. P.C. : After hearing the matter for some time, when this Court expressed disinclination to grant relief, the learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions from his client, seeks to withdraw the present petition with liberty to avail of the remedy as permissible in law. The petition is disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty as sought for. 2. Needless to state that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the matter and all contentions are kept open. 3. The respondent is present in the Court and in his presence the statement is made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. [ SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J.] ZIP 1 of 1