High Court of Gujarat
MONA AMIT BHATNAGARversusUNION OF INDIA
- Decided
- Disposal
- 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
- Bench
- NIRZAR S DESAI
Holding
The court granted permission to withdraw the petition and disposed of it as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Mona Amit Bhatnagar, filed a Special Civil Application before the High Court of Gujarat seeking permission to withdraw the petition. Counsel Ms. Shweta Lodha, on behalf of advocate Mr. Virat G. Popat, moved the court for withdrawal, indicating that a fresh petition could be filed if needed. The court considered whether it could allow the withdrawal at this stage without examining the merits. It granted the prayer, ordering that the petition stand disposed of as withdrawn. The order expressly clarified that no merits of the case were addressed.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court may grant permission to withdraw a Special Civil Application at the pleading stage
Subjects
- withdrawal of petition
- civil procedure
- special civil application
- high court order
Judgment
C/SCA/2246/2021 ORDER DATED: 17/08/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2246 of 2021
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MONA AMIT BHATNAGAR
Versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR VIRAT G POPAT(3710) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
ADVOCATE NOTICE NOT RECD BACK for the Respondent(s)
No. 1
ADVOCATE NOTICE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 2
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRZAR S. DESAI
Date : 17/08/2026
ORDER
1. Learned advocate Ms. Shweta Lodha for learned
advocate Mr. Virat G. Popat, under instructions,
seeks permission to withdraw the present
petition at this stage. However, she states that
the petitioner may be permitted to file a fresh
petition in case of difficulty.
2. Permission, as prayed for, is granted. The
present petition stands disposed of as
withdrawn.
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C/SCA/2246/2021 ORDER DATED: 17/08/2026
3. It is clarified that this Court has not gone
into the merits of the matter.
(NIRZAR S. DESAI,J)
Pallavi
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: PALLAVIBEN PRABHUDAS PANCHAL(HC01403), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 17/08/2026 17:20:48
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