KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA
E. Pushpa – Appellant
Versus
G. Lingama Naidu – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The Civil Revision Petition is filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging the order dated 07.12.2018 in I.A. No. 640 of 2018 in O.S. No. 69 of 2012 on the file of the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Chittoor.
2. The respondent/plaintiff filed an application under Order XXIII Rule 1 (3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, seeking permission of the Court to withdraw the suit, stating that the averments of the plaint could not be drafted as per his instructions and, that the schedule of the properties was also not properly incorporated. And that various documents which the plaintiff was relying on were also not referred to in the plaint and that any number of amendments/corrections to the plaint would rectify the defects in the suit. He, therefore, sought the liberty of the court to withdraw the suit and permit him to file the suit afresh based on the same cause of action.
3. The learned trial Judge relying on the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Anathula Sudhakar vs. P. Buchi Reddy, AIR 2008 SC 2003 wherein it is observed as under:
Anathula Sudhakar vs. P. Buchi Reddy
K. Chenchu Lakshmi vs. P. Raja Reddy and Others
K.S. Bhoopathy and Others vs. Kokila and Others
S. Malla Reddy vs. Future Builders Cooperative Housing Society
The court established that withdrawal of a suit under Order XXIII Rule 1 requires the court to be satisfied with the grounds for allowing a fresh suit on the same cause of action.
A plaintiff's right to withdraw a suit at the appellate stage is not absolute and must respect the rights acquired by the defendants under a decree.
A court can only grant permission to withdraw a suit with leave to file a fresh suit if it is satisfied that the suit must fail by reason of some formal defect or that there are sufficient grounds fo....
Permission to withdraw a suit with liberty to file a fresh suit requires sufficient grounds or a formal defect; mere change in circumstances does not suffice.
Withdrawal of a suit under Order XXIII Rule 1(3) CPC must be coupled with liberty or permission to institute a fresh suit, and after a prolonged litigation period, withdrawal at the will of the petit....
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