High Court of Gujarat

ASTHA INTERNATIONALversusSTANDARD CHARTERED BANK

Decided: 5 January 2026
Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: ANIRUDDHA P MAYEE

Holding

The Court granted permission to withdraw the writ petition and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Astha International, filed a special civil application seeking permission to withdraw its writ petition against Standard Chartered Bank and another respondent. The petitioner argued that it wished to pursue its claims in the appropriate forum or authority rather than before the High Court. The learned counsel for the petitioner requested liberty to withdraw the writ and to initiate suitable proceedings elsewhere. The Court examined the request and found no impediment to allowing the withdrawal. Consequently, the Court granted the petitioner's prayer, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, and left the substantive contentions open for future litigation in the proper forum.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court may grant permission to withdraw a writ petition and dismiss it as withdrawn

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
civil procedure
high court
special civil application

Judgment

         C/SCA/17897/2025                                               ORDER DATED: 05/01/2026




                IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

             R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 17897 of 2025
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                        ASTHA INTERNATIONAL
                                  Versus
                  STANDARD CHARTERED BANK & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR KISHAN N BRAHMBHATT(11382) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
MR NILESH S BRAHMBHATT(11421) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
MR SANTOSH D GOENKA(5326) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
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   CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE

                                        Date : 05/01/2026

                                          ORAL ORDER


1.         After advancing some submissions, learned advocate
appearing for the                     petitioner submits that he may be
permitted to withdraw the present writ petition with a
liberty to initiate appropriate proceedings in accordance
with law before the appropriate forum/ authority.


2.         Permission as prayed for, is granted. The present writ
petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty.
All the contentions raised in the present writ petition are
kept open to be agitated before the appropriate forum/
authority. If any representation is made by the petitioner to
the bank, the same shall be decided in accordance with law.



                                                                (ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE, J.)
SALIM/
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MOHAMMAD SALIM(HC01108), STENO GR II, at High Court of Gujarat on 06/01/2026 18:04:29

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