High Court of Gujarat
SURESH GOVINDBHAI RATHODversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Decided
- Disposal
- 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
- Bench
- NIRZAR S DESAI
Holding
The Court granted permission to withdraw the petition and disposed of it without examining the merits.
Summary
The petitioner, Suresh Govindbhai Rathod, filed a Special Civil Application before the High Court of Gujarat. The petitioner, through counsel Mr. Sandip M. Patel, sought the Court's permission to withdraw the petition in order to pursue an alternative remedy. The Court considered whether it could grant such permission. Justice Nirzar S. Desai granted the request, stating that the petition would be disposed of as withdrawn and that the merits would not be examined. Consequently, the petition stands withdrawn and no substantive adjudication on the issues was made.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court may grant permission to withdraw a pending petition at the petitioner's request
Subjects
- withdrawal of petition
- special civil application
- procedural law
- alternative remedy
- court order
Judgment
C/SCA/9903/2026 ORDER DATED: 23/07/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9903 of 2026
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SURESH GOVINDBHAI RATHOD
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR SANDIP M PATEL(5649) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
VAIBHAV SHARMA AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
MR MITESH L RANGRAS(3324) for the Respondent(s) No. 2,3
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRZAR S. DESAI
Date : 23/07/2026
ORDER
Registry is directed to accept the V.P. of learned
advocate Mr.Mitesh L Rangras.
Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner, upon
instructions, seeks permission to withdraw the present petition
with a view to avail alternative remedy available to the
petitioner. Permission as prayed for is granted. The present
petition stands disposed of as withdrawn. It is made clear that
this Court has not examined the merits of the matter.
(NIRZAR S. DESAI,J)
BHAVIN MEHTA
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: BHAVINKUMAR DEVENDRABHAI MEHTA(HCW0108), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE ONE, at High Court of Gujarat on 23/07/2026 16:56:31
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