High Court of Gujarat

LUKMAN USMANGIRI PATELversusGUJARAT STATE WAQF BOARD

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: HEMANT M PRACHCHHAK

Holding

The court held that, in the absence of any surviving grievance and with the petitioner’s consent, permission to withdraw the petition may be granted, resulting in its disposal.

Summary

Lukman Usmangiri Patel filed Special Civil Application No. 3433 of 2024 before the High Court of Gujarat, seeking relief against the Gujarat State Waqf Board and others. The petitioner later approached the court requesting permission to withdraw the petition, stating that the grievance no longer existed. The court examined whether such a withdrawal could be permitted, noting that the main matter was already disposed and there was no opposition. It held that, in these circumstances, the petitioner’s request could be granted. Accordingly, the petition was disposed of as withdrawn and the connected civil application was also dismissed.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be granted permission to withdraw the Special Civil Application.
Whether the connected civil application stands disposed upon withdrawal of the main petition.

Subjects

withdrawal of petitionspecial civil applicationprocedural lawHigh Court of Gujaratdisposal of connected application

Judgment

         C/SCA/3433/2024                                                         ORDER DATED: 06/05/2026




                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

                   R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3433 of 2024

                                       With
                   CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR ORDERS) NO. 1 of 2024
                  In R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3433 of 2024
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                               LUKMAN USMANGIRI PATEL
                                        Versus
                           GUJARAT STATE WAQF BOARD & ORS.
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 Appearance:
 SAQUIB S ANSARI(7152) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
 MR MAKBUL I MANSURI(2694) for the Respondent(s) No. 3
 MR MANISH S SHAH(5859) for the Respondent(s) No. 1
 NOTICE SERVED BY DS for the Respondent(s) No. 2
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    CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M.
          PRACHCHHAK

                                              Date : 06/05/2026

                                                     ORDER


           Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw
 this petition, as the grievance raised in the present petition does not
 survive any longer.
           Permission as, sought for, is granted. Present petition stands
 disposed of as withdrawn. Notice is discharged.


           In view of the disposal of the main matter, connected civil
 application does not survive and stands disposed of accordingly.



                                                                    (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 07/05/2026 14:56:02

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