High Court of Gujarat

PATEL JYOTIBEN RATILALversusTHE STATE OF GUJARAT

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Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE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

Holding

The Court granted permission to withdraw the petition, disposing of it as withdrawn.

Summary

Petitioners Patel Jyotiben Ratilal & Ors filed a Special Civil Application challenging a decision dated 04.03.2025 taken by the State Government. The petitioners, through counsel, 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 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 Consequently, the petition was disposed of as withdrawn.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 Court may grant permission to withdraw a petition at the petitioner's request without adjudicating the merits

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
civil procedure
special civil application
court discretion
procedural order

Judgment

        C/SCA/2549/2025                                                  ORDER DATED: 12/02/2026




               IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

                 R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2549 of 2025

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                            PATEL JYOTIBEN RATILAL & ORS.
                                        Versus
                            THE STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR BM MANGUKIYA(437) for the Petitioner(s) No.
1,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
MS BELA A PRAJAPATI(1946) for the Petitioner(s) No.
1,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
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 17:56:56

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