High Court of Gujarat

HIRABEN MOHANBHAI SOLANKIversusMUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: NIRAL R MEHTA

Holding

The Court exercised its inherent jurisdiction and granted permission to withdraw the petition, resulting in its disposal.

Summary

Hiraben Mohanbhai Solanki filed a Special Civil Application before the High Court of Gujarat against the Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. The petitioner, through counsel Mr. H.J. Acharya, sought the Court's permission to withdraw the petition. The Court examined whether it could exercise its inherent jurisdiction to allow a withdrawal of a pending civil application. It held that, in the absence of any prejudice to the respondent and with the petitioner's consent, the Court may permit withdrawal. Accordingly, the Court granted the prayer, ordered the petition to be withdrawn, and disposed of the matter.

Issues considered

Whether the Court may grant permission to withdraw a Special Civil Application pending before it

Subjects

withdrawal of petitionspecial civil applicationcourt's inherent jurisdictioncivil procedure

Judgment

      C/SCA/16370/2025                                                   ORDER DATED: 07/08/2026




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

               R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 16370 of 2025

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               HIRABEN MOHANBHAI SOLANKI
                          Versus
MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
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Appearance:
MR ARVIND K THAKUR(2322) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
MR. H. J. ACHARYA(14484) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
MS. MITALI A. THAKUR(18722) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
MR HAMESH C NAIDU(5335) for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRAL R. MEHTA

                                         Date : 07/08/2026

                                           ORAL ORDER


         Learned advocate Mr. H J Acharya for the petitioner,
seeks permission to withdraw the present petition.


         Permission, as prayed for, is granted. The present petition
is disposed of accordingly as withdrawn.



                                                                             (NIRAL R. MEHTA,J)
NIHAL PATEL

Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: NIHAL PATEL(HC02355), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 07/08/2026 18:37:03




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