Supreme Court of India

Sarguja Transport Service v. State Transport Appellate Tribunal, M.P., Gwalior and Others

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Reported as [1987] 1 S.C.R. 200
Bench E.S. Venkataramiah and M.M. Dutt JJ.
Decided 12 November 1986

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We are of the view that the principle underlying rule l of Order XXIII of the Code should be extended in the interests of administration of justice to cases of withdrawal of writ petition also, not on the ground of res judicata but on the ground of public policy as B explained above.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 21, 32, 226 & 227-Writ 1-- Petition withdrawn without permission to file a fresh petition-Effect of-Petitioner whether precluded from filing any fresh petition/suit in respect of the same subject matter. c 1 Civil Procedure Code, 1908: Order XXlll, Rule I-Applicability' of to cases of withdrawal of writ petitions. Sub-rule (I) of rule I, Order XXIII of the Code of Civil Procedure permits a plaintiff to abandon his suit against . all or any of the de­ fendants at any time after the institution of the suit; sub-rule (3) lays down that where the court is

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