Allahabad High Court

ABHINAV ANANT AND ANOTHERversusTATA CAPITAL LIMITED AND 2 OTHERS

Decided: 4 May 2026
Bench: VIKAS BUDHWAR

Holding

The Court declined to interfere and disposed of the petition, leaving the petitioner free to pursue appropriate proceedings under law.

Summary

Petitioners Abhinav Anant and another filed a writ petition seeking to withdraw the proceedings under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Their counsel, Girish Pandey, requested the court to allow the withdrawal and to grant liberty to pursue appropriate legal steps thereafter. The respondents, Tata Capital Limited and others, opposed the withdrawal. The High Court, after hearing counsel for both sides, declined to interfere with the petitioner's request and disposed of the petition, indicating that the petitioners remain free to take any further proceedings as permitted by law. Consequently, the petition was not granted and the matter was left open for the petitioners to pursue appropriate remedies.

Issues considered

What is the scope of Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 regarding withdrawal of a petition?
Can the High Court interfere with a petitioner's request to withdraw a writ petition under the said provision?

Legislation cited

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — s. 37

Subjects

Arbitration
Section 37
Petition withdrawal
High Court
Procedural law

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                            WRIT - C No. - 17327 of 2026

                                    Abhinav Anant And Another
                                                                                                .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                      Versus

                                    Tata Capital Limited And 2 Others
                                                                                             .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)                  :   Girish Pandey
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)                  :   Ramesh Kumar Shukla

                                    Court No. - 5
                                                       HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J.

                                    1. Sri Girish Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks to
                                    withdrawn the present petition with liberty to take appropriate
                                    proceedings as contemplated under law in view of the provisions
                                    contained under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

                                    2. Interference is declined, the petition stands disposed of leaving it open
                                    to the petitioner to take appropriate proceedings in accordance with law.




                                                                                           (Vikas Budhwar,J.)
                                    May 5, 2026
                                    Rajesh




Digitally signed by :-
RAJESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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