High Court of Gujarat

KETUL S SHAHversusCHAIRMAN (MS. ARDRA AGARWAL)

Decided: 6 July 2026
Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: ILESH VORA R T VACHHANI

Holding

The court may allow the withdrawal of a contempt application when the applicant seeks such permission.

Summary

Ketul S Shah & ors. filed a miscellaneous civil application for contempt against Chairman (Ms Ardra Agarwal) & ors. in the High Court of Gujarat. The applicant, through counsel, sought the court's permission to withdraw the contempt application. The court examined whether it could allow the withdrawal of such an application. The judges granted the request, allowing the withdrawal. Consequently, the application was disposed of as withdrawn, with no substantive merits being adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether a court may permit the withdrawal of a contempt application upon the applicant's request

Subjects

contempt
withdrawal of application
civil procedure
high court

Judgment

         C/MCA/2315/2025                                                                     ORDER DATED: 06/07/2026




                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

       R/MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR CONTEMPT) NO. 2315 of 2025

                           In R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL/1223/1998
                          In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION/5076/1998

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                                  KETUL S SHAH & ORS.
                                          Versus
                           CHAIRMAN (MS. ARDRA AGARWAL) & ORS.
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Appearance:
MS SHRUTI PARMAR on behalf of DIPAK N JOSHI(1689) for the
Applicant(s) No. 1,2,3
MR PREMAL R JOSHI(1327) for the Opponent(s) No. 1,2,3
NOTICE SERVED for the Opponent(s) No. 4
NOTICE UNSERVED for the Opponent(s) No. 5
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   CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA
         and
         HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. T. VACHHANI

                                                    Date : 06/07/2026

                                   ORAL ORDER
                    (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA)


            Learned advocate for the applicant, upon instructions seeks
permission to withdraw this application. Permission as sought for is
granted. The present application is disposed of as withdrawn.


                                                                                                     (ILESH J. VORA,J)



                                                                                                  (R. T. VACHHANI, J)
MVP
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judges.
Digitally signed by: MITESH VIJAYBHAI PANCHAL(HCD0065), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE TWO CLASS TWO, at High Court of Gujarat on 06/07/2026 17:24:10




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