High Court of Gujarat
PRIYANKA PRATAPBHAI VASAVAversusSHRI GOVIND GURU UNIVERSITY
- Decided
- Disposal
- 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
- Bench
- NIRZAR S DESAI
Holding
The Court held that it may direct the respondent university to decide the pending representation and may allow the petitioner to withdraw the petition with liberty to file a fresh petition, without adjudicating the merits.
Summary
Petitioner Priyanka Pratapbhai Vasava filed a special civil application seeking a direction that the representation dated 31‑12‑2021 made to the Registrar of Shri Govind Guru University be decided. The Court, noting that the representation had remained pending for over five years, directed the University to decide it promptly and issue a reasoned order. Subsequently, the petitioner, through counsel, sought permission to withdraw the petition while retaining the liberty to file a fresh petition if needed. The Court granted this permission, disposed of the petition as withdrawn, and clarified that it had not examined the merits. The accompanying civil application for amendment was also disposed as it could not survive the withdrawal.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can direct an educational institution to decide a pending representation made by a petitioner.
- Whether a petitioner may be permitted to withdraw a special civil application with liberty to file a fresh petition.
Subjects
- special civil application
- withdrawal of petition
- direction to administrative authority
- representation
- procedural law
- Gujarat High Court
Judgment
C/SCA/2278/2025 ORDER DATED: 29/01/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2278 of 2025
With
CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR AMENDMENT) NO. 1 of 2025
In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2278 of 2025
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PRIYANKA PRATAPBHAI VASAVA
Versus
SHRI GOVIND GURU UNIVERSITY & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR. BK. RAJ(3794) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRZAR S. DESAI
Date : 29/01/2026
COMMON ORAL ORDER
1. At the outset, learned Advocate, Mr. Raj, appearing for
the petitioner submitted that, though, the petitioner has
prayed for manifold reliefs in this petition, presently he is
confining this petition to the prayer that the representation,
Dated: 31.12.2021, made by the petitioner to the Registrar
of Respondent No.1-University may be directed to be
decided.
2. Heard. In view of the above innocuous prayer made by
the petitioner as well as considering the fact that the
representation made by the petitioner has not been decided
for about more than five years, the Respondents are
directed to decide the representation dated 31.12.2021
made by the petitioner in accordance with law at the earliest
and to pass a reasoned order and to communicate the same
to the petitioner by way of Speed Post.
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C/SCA/2278/2025 ORDER DATED: 29/01/2026
2.1 In view of the above directions issued by this Court,
learned Advocate, Mr. Raj, appearing for the petitioner,
under the instructions, seeks permission to withdraw this
petition with a liberty to file a fresh petition in case of
difficulty.
2.2 Permission, as prayed for with the liberty as above, is
granted. This petition stands disposed of, as withdrawn. It
is clarified that this Court has not examined the merits of
the mater. No order as to costs.
2.3 In view of the disposal of the main matter, Civil
Application shall not survive and the same also stands
disposed of, accordingly.
(NIRZAR S. DESAI,J)
UMESH/-
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: CHAVDA UMESH(HC00203), Principal pvt Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 29/01/2026 17:48:36
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