UNION OF INDIA Vs. PRAVASH DUTTA
LAWS(CAL)-2008-11-10
HIGH COURT OF CALCUTTA
Decided on November 06,2008

UNION OF INDIA Appellant
VERSUS
PRAVASH DUTTA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

- (1.) VAKALATNAMA filed on behalf of respondents be kept with the record.
(2.) MR. Banerjee has taken a preliminary objection in this matter drawing our attention to Paragraph-15 of the petition. Since it is a point of law there is no need for any affidavit-in-opposition. We have gone through the statement and averments made in the petition. Accordingly, we quote the exact language used in Paragraph-15 of the petition: - "15. That your petitioners state that thereafter the case filed and the decision for filing of an appeal/writ petition before the Hon'ble court were examined and vetted at various official levels of the railway authority and finally, a writ petition was filed before this hon'ble Court on 20. 07. 2007 being W. P. C. T. No. 646 of 2007 (Union of India and Ors. v. Sri Pravash Dutta) by enclosing the original certified copy of the order dated 15. 03. 2007. Your petitioners further state that subsequently it has been decided that the w. P. C. T. should be withdrawn and the Hon'ble Tribunal's order implemented and accordingly a miscellaneous application should be filed before the hon'ble Tribunal for extension of time for compliance with the order dated 15. 03. 2007. Accordingly, the aforesaid writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn without merit on 15. 10. 2007. "
(3.) IT is thus clear that earlier writ petition was withdrawn may be on some valid or invalid ground but without leave of the Court. Rule 53 of the writ Rules framed by this Court has adopted the provisions of Civil procedure Code to the extent it is applicable. Order 23 sub-rule 3 (b) and (4) sub-rule (b) provides as follows: - " (3) Where the Court is satisfied - (a ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) That there are sufficient grounds for allowing the plaintiff to institute a fresh suit for the subject-matter of a suit, or part of a claim, it may, on such terms as it thinks fit, grant the plaintiff permission to withdraw from such suit or such part of the claim with liberty to institute a fresh suit in respect of the subject-matter of such suit or such part of the claim. (4) Where the plaintiff - (a ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) Withdraws from a suit or part of a claim without the permission referred to in sub-rule (3 ). ;


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