2025 Supreme(Online)(SC) 111061
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Vijay Bishnoi, J
Carminia Dias Mandoly – Appellant
Versus
Public Information Officer – Respondent
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The court permits the withdrawal of petitions upon request and emphasizes mandatory compliance with procedural requirements for filing, stipulating that failure to cure specified defects within a defined timeframe results in automatic dismissal.
Headnote:(A) Practice and Procedure - Filing of matters - Withdrawal - Permissibility of withdrawal - Court granted permission to withdraw petitions where counsel so requested.
(B) Practice and Procedure - Defect curing - Duty of court - Where defects in filing are stated to be cured, registry directed to verify same - Where defects remain, court grants stipulated time to cure, failing which matter stands dismissed without further reference.
Facts of the case:
Numerous matters were listed for hearing. Counsel for several petitioners sought permission for withdrawal of their respective matters. In other cases, it was contended that defects pointed out by the registry were removed, while in the remaining matters, defects persisted.
Findings of Court:
The request for withdrawal was accepted and the petitions were dismissed as withdrawn. The registry was directed to verify the status of cured defects. In matters where defects remained, a period of six weeks was granted to rectify such defects, failing which the matters would stand dismissed automatically.
Issues: Whether withdrawal of petitions is permissible and the procedural consequences of failing to rectify filing defects within the stipulated time.
Ratio Decidendi: The court maintained that a petitioner is entitled to withdraw a matter, and recognized that procedural compliance regarding filing defects is mandatory, with failure to adhere to prescribed timelines resulting in dismissal without further judicial intervention.
Result: Matters withdrawn as requested and time granted to cure filing defects for the remaining cases.
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