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2025 Supreme(Online)(SC) 111094
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Vijay Bishnoi, J
Carminia Dias Mandoly – Appellant
Versus
Public Information Officer – Respondent
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The Court maintains the right to permit the withdrawal of legal proceedings and possesses the authority to impose peremptory timelines for curing procedural registry defects, failing which such matters are liable to be dismissed without further judicial intervention or reference.
Headnote:(A) Practice and Procedure - In-Chamber Proceedings - Withdrawal of petitions - Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s) seeking permission to withdraw matters - Permission granted; matters dismissed as withdrawn.
(B) Practice and Procedure - Maintainability - Petition dismissed as withdrawn upon submission that the matter is not maintainable.
(C) Practice and Procedure - Registry Defects - Compliance with office objections - Matters where defects are cured to be processed by Registry; six weeks’ time granted to cure remaining defects, failing which matters stand dismissed without further reference to the Court.
(D) Practice and Procedure - Case Listing - Post-compliance procedure - Once defects are cured, matters to be listed before the appropriate Bench as per Rules.
Facts of the case:
Numerous petitions were listed before the Chamber Judge. In certain matters, the petitioners sought leave to withdraw their cases, while in one matter, it was withdrawn on the ground of maintainability. In other instances, counsel submitted that registry defects had been cured, while the remaining matters were granted a period of six weeks to rectify procedural defects, failing which they would stand dismissed.
Findings of Court:
The Court granted permission to withdraw the requested matters. Regarding the matters with reported defects, the Court directed the Registry to verify the rectification. For all other pending matters, the Court granted a peremptory period of six weeks to cure defects, failing which the matters would be dismissed.
Issues: The main issues concerned the withdrawal of petitions, the maintainability of specific filings, the verification of cured procedural defects, and the adherence to timelines for rectifying registry objections.
Ratio Decidendi: Where petitioners voluntarily seek to withdraw matters, or where they concede a lack of maintainability, the Court permits the same and dismisses the proceedings. Procedural compliance regarding registry defects is time-bound, and failure to rectify such defects within the specified period results in the automatic dismissal of the matter.
Result: Certain matters dismissed as withdrawn; directions issued for verification of rectified defects and fixed timelines established for curing remaining procedural deficiencies.
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