1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 1097 OF 2007 With Civil Application No.3586 Of 2007 And Civil Application No.5677 Of 2009 Pasha Abdul Gaffar Kureshi ... Petitioner. Versus Advocate General & Others. ... Respondents. ----- Shri. R.J. Nirmal, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri. V.B. Ghatge, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondents Nos.2, 3 and 4. Shri. S.C. Bora, Advocate for respondent No.5. Shri. S.T. Shelke, Advocate for respondent No.6. Shri. R.R. Chandak with Shri. S.R. Barlinge, Advocates for intervenor ------- CORAM: NARESH H PATIL & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE: 17th JUNE 2009 2 PER COURT : 1) The learned counsel for the petitioner on instructions of the petitioner, who, according to the counsel, is present in Court, submits that he would not press his caste claim as “Kasab”, O.B.C. The petitioner would file a fresh application before the competent authority for issuance of certificate of the caste other than Kasab, OBC. In substance, the petitioner does not want to press his claim as belonging to Kasab, O.B.C. in the proceedings of this petition and, therefore, he seeks leave of this Court to withdraw this writ petition. 2) On the statement made by the counsel, leave granted. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Civil applications are disposed of. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (NARESH H PATIL, J.) rsl/ wp.1097.07