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2025 Supreme(Online)(SC) 111052

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Vijay Bishnoi, J
Carminia Dias Mandoly – Appellant
Versus
Public Information Officer – Respondent
MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION Diary No. 1272/2025

The court maintains the authority to permit the withdrawal of proceedings at the request of the parties and enforces procedural adherence by providing fixed, non-extendable timelines for the rectification of filing defects under the penalty of summary dismissal.

Headnote:(A) Procedure of Court - Withdrawal of petition - The petitioner(s)/appellant(s) sought permission to withdraw the present matters. Permission granted and the matters stand dismissed as withdrawn.

(B) Practice and Procedure - Defects in filing - The Registry is directed to verify procedural compliance for matters where defects were claimed to be cured. For remaining matters, the Court granted six weeks to cure defects, failing which the matters shall stand dismissed without further reference to the Court.

Facts of the case:
The current proceeding concerns multiple miscellaneous matters listed before the Chamber Judge, categorized by requests for withdrawal and the need for administrative rectification of procedural defects identified by the Registry.

Findings of Court:
The Court permitted the withdrawal of requested petitions and mandated a specific timeline of six weeks for the curing of procedural defects in the remaining pending matters, establishing the consequence of automatic dismissal upon failure to comply with the directive within the specified period.

Issues: The main administrative issue was the procedural disposal of multiple matters pending before the Chamber, necessitating either withdrawal of the petitions by the counsel or the rectification of procedural defects to comply with court rules.

Ratio Decidendi: Courts possess the authority to allow the withdrawal of legal proceedings at the request of the parties and retain the discretion to enforce procedural discipline by mandating the rectification of filing defects within fixed timeframes, subject to dismissal for non-compliance.

Result: Certain matters dismissed as withdrawn; six weeks time granted to cure defects in others.

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2025 Supreme(Online)(SC) 111052

SUPREME COURT OF INDIAVijay Bishnoi, JCarminia Dias Mandoly – AppellantVersusPublic Information Officer – RespondentMISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION Diary No. 1272/2025

The court maintains the authority to permit the withdrawal of proceedings at the request of the parties and enforces procedural adherence by providing fixed, non-extendable timelines for the rectification of filing defects under the penalty of summary dismissal.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Vijay Bishnoi, J
Carminia Dias Mandoly – Appellant
Versus
Public Information Officer – Respondent
MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION Diary No. 1272/2025