High Court of Gujarat

VIPULKUMAR BABUBHAI UDHNAWALAversusCHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER,GUJARAT

Decided: 17 March 2026
Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: HEMANT M PRACHCHHAK

Holding

The Court allowed the petition to be withdrawn and disposed of as withdrawn.

Summary

Vipulkumar Babubhai Udhnawala and another filed a Special Civil Application before the Gujarat High Court against the Chief Election Commissioner, Gujarat and others. The petitioners, through counsel, sought the Court's permission to withdraw the petition. The Court considered the request and, without examining the merits of the underlying dispute, granted the permission. Consequently, the petition was ordered to stand disposed of as withdrawn. No substantive issues on the merits were addressed by the Court.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw the Special Civil Application?

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
special civil application
court procedure
high court order

Judgment

          C/SCA/2393/2026                                                         ORDER DATED: 17/03/2026




                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

                    R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2393 of 2026

  ================================================================
                    VIPULKUMAR BABUBHAI UDHNAWALA & ANR.
                                    Versus
                  CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER,GUJARAT & ORS.
  ================================================================
  Appearance:
  MR. ZAMIR Z SHAIKH(6857) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2
  MR GURSHARAN H VIRK, GOVERNMENT PLEADER WITH MS DHARITRI
  PANCHOLI, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
  ================================================================

     CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M.
           PRACHCHHAK

                                               Date : 17/03/2026

                                                      ORDER


            Learned counsel for the petitioner, under instructions, seeks
  permission to withdraw this petition.


            Permission, as sought for, is granted. Present petition stands
  disposed of as withdrawn.
            It is observed that this Court has not entered into the merits of
  the matter.

                                                                     (HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK,J)

  Dolly




Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: DOLLYBEN CHETANBHAI VADUKAR(HC01392), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 17/03/2026 19:14:34

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