High Court of Gujarat

NASIMBANU MOHAMMEDAZAM NARMAWALAversusREGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER ,SURAT,THROUGH REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: HEMANT M PRACHCHHAK

Holding

The Court permitted the withdrawal of the petition and discharged the notice, without addressing the merits.

Summary

The petitioner, Nasimbanu Mohammedazam Narmawla, filed a Special Civil Application before the Gujarat High Court against the Regional Passport Officer, Surat. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the petition omitted essential facts and details required for adjudication. Consequently, the counsel sought the Court’s permission to withdraw the pending petition and file a fresh one with complete particulars. The Court granted the request, allowing the petition to be withdrawn and discharged without examining the merits. The order expressly leaves the door open for the petitioner to file a new petition with the requisite information.

Issues considered

Whether a petition lacking essential facts may be withdrawn by the petitioner with the Court’s permission
Whether the Court can permit the filing of a fresh petition after withdrawal

Subjects

Civil Procedure Codewithdrawal of petitionspecial civil applicationpassport authorityprocedural deficiency

Judgment

          C/SCA/17280/2025                                                   ORDER DATED: 20/03/2026




                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

                   R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 17280 of 2025

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                NASIMBANU MOHAMMEDAZAM NARMAWALA
                                Versus
          REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER ,SURAT,THROUGH REGIONAL
                          PASSPORT OFFICER
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   Appearance:
   MR. RAAJEN D JADHAV(10026) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
   MR PRADIP D BHATE(1523) for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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      CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M.
            PRACHCHHAK

                                            Date : 20/03/2026

                                                   ORDER


            Mr. Raajen Jadhav, learned counsel for the petitioner
   submits          that      certain         necessary           events/details             were        not
   mentioned in the petition and therefore, he seeks permission to
   withdraw the present petition to enable him to le fresh petition
   with complete details.


            Permission as sought for is granted. The petition stands
   disposed of as withdrawn. It is open for the petitioner to le fresh
   petition. Notice is discharged.


            It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits
   of the case.

                                                                 (HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK,J)
   ANUSRI


Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ANUSRI VASU(HC02352), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 25/03/2026 18:04:47




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