High Court of Gujarat

PATEL RANJANBEN MOHANBHAIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Decided: 12 February 2026
Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: NIRZAR S DESAI

Holding

Permission to withdraw the petition was granted, and the petition was disposed of as withdrawn.

Summary

Petitioners Patel Ranjanben Mohanbhai & ors filed a Special Civil Application challenging a decision dated 04.03.2025 of the State Government. The petitioners, through counsel, later indicated that they did not intend to pursue the challenge at this stage and sought the Court's permission to withdraw the petition. The Court considered the petitioners' request and, without examining the merits of the underlying dispute, granted permission to withdraw. Consequently, the petition was disposed of as withdrawn. The order clarifies that no substantive merits were addressed by the Court.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court may grant permission to withdraw a civil petition at the petitioner's request without adjudicating the merits

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
civil procedure
special civil application
court discretion

Judgment

       C/SCA/2542/2025                                                  ORDER DATED: 12/02/2026




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

                 R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2542 of 2025

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                      PATEL RANJANBEN MOHANBHAI & ORS.
                                     Versus
                           STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR BM MANGUKIYA(437) for the Petitioner(s) No.
1,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,2,20,21,22,23,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
MS BELA A PRAJAPATI(1946) for the Petitioner(s) No.
1,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,2,20,21,22,23,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
MR G H VIRK, GOVERNMENT PLEADER with
MS DHARITRI PANCHOLI, AGP with
MR VISHVESH PUJARA, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2,4,6
MR UM SHASTRI(830) for the Respondent(s) No. 3
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   CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRZAR S. DESAI

                                        Date : 12/02/2026

                                           ORAL ORDER


         Learned          advocate          Mr.       B.      M.      Mangukiya             for      the
petitioners under instructions does not press this petition at
this stage with a view to challenge the decision dated
04.03.2025 taken by the State Government. He therefore seeks
permission to withdraw this petition.


         Permission as prayed for is granted. This petition is
disposed of as withdrawn. It is clarified that this Court has not
gone into the merits of the matter.

                                                                       (NIRZAR S. DESAI,J)
SHRIJIT PILLAI

Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: PILLAI SHRIJIT P(HC01400), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 12/02/2026 17:57:15


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