High Court of Gujarat

NATUBHAI LAKHABHAI TALPADAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Decided: 12 March 2026
Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: HEMANT M PRACHCHHAK

Holding

The petition is disposed of as withdrawn, with no merits considered.

Summary

Petitioners filed a Special Civil Application before the Gujarat High Court. During the pendency, they informed the Court of a subsequent development and sought permission to withdraw the petition and pursue appropriate proceedings elsewhere. The Court, after hearing counsel, granted the permission to withdraw. The petition was consequently disposed of as withdrawn, with the Court expressly stating that it did not examine the merits of the case. No substantive legal issues were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether the Court may permit a petitioner to withdraw a Special Civil Application pending before it

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
special civil application
high court procedure
court discretion

Judgment

        C/SCA/2764/2026                                                   ORDER DATED: 12/03/2026




               IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

                 R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2764 of 2026

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                        NATUBHAI LAKHABHAI TALPADA & ORS.
                                      Versus
                            STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR DEVARSHI C SHAH(5545) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2,3
MR ADITYA DAVDA AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3
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   CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M.
         PRACHCHHAK

                                          Date : 12/03/2026

                                            ORAL ORDER


          Mr. Devarshi Shah, learned counsel for the petitioners
submits that during the pendency of the petition the subsequent
development               has      taken        place         and, therefore, he                   seeks
permission to withdraw the petition with the liberty to file
appropriate proceedings before the appropriate authority.


          Permission as sought for is granted. The petition stands
disposed of as withdrawn. It is made clear that this Court has not
gone into the merits of the case.



                                                               (HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK,J)
ANUSRI


Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ANUSRI VASU(HC02352), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 13/03/2026 17:11:55




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