Bombay High Court

CHOLAMANDALAM INVESTMENT AND FINANCE CO. LIMITEDversusDHARMENDRA PANDEY

Decided: 14 March 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ARIF S DOCTOR NATIONAL LOK ADALAT

Holding

Leave to withdraw the execution application was granted as the matter had been settled.

Summary

The applicant, Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd., filed an execution application which was later settled with the respondent. The applicant, through counsel, sought leave to withdraw the execution application. The National Lok Adalat, presided over by Justice Arif S. Doctor, granted the leave to withdraw. Consequently, the execution application and any interlocutory applications were disposed of, and the court ordered a refund of any court fees as per the rules. The order reflects the court’s discretion to allow withdrawal of pending execution proceedings when the underlying dispute is resolved.

Issues considered

Whether the court may grant leave to withdraw an execution application after the parties have settled the dispute

Subjects

Execution
Withdrawal
National Lok Adalat
Court fees
Settlement

Judgment

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                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                       BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT
                    ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
                  EXECUTION APPLICATION NO. 1144 OF 2024
Cholamandalam Investment And Finance Co. Limited .                      ..Applicant
        Versus
Dharmendra Pandey                                                       ...Respondent
                                       _______
Ms. Meghana Milind Murudkar advocate for the Applicant.
Mr. Suraj Gajanan Narayane, Authorized representative of Applicant Company
present in Court. (Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd.)
                                  _______

                                    CORAM :          ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.,
                                                     HEAD OF THE PANEL

                                                     M. S. KULKARNI, REGISTRAR
                                                     (PERSONNEL), MEMBER

                                                     S. S. CHOPDA,
                                                     DEPUTY REGISTRAR, MEMBER

                                    DATE         :   14th MARCH, 2026

P.C.

1.      This matter is listed before National Lok Adalat.

2.      The learned counsel for the Applicant, on instructions, seeks leave to

withdraw the Execution Application as the matter has been settled.

3.      Leave to withdraw is granted.

4.      In view of disposal of the Execution Application, Interlocutory

Applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.

5.      Refund of Court fess, if any, as per rules.



 (S. S. CHOPDA)                 (M. S. KULKARNI)                ( ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.)
(Deputy Registrar)             Registrar (Personnel)              (Head of the Panel)


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