Facts
The appellant brought this Regular First Appeal under Section 96 read with Order XLI Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
Source reference: p. 6Through her GPA holder, she filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the appeal.
Source reference: p. 6Her counsel submitted that the decision to withdraw was conscious; the GPA holder had signed the memo and stated that he would not seek review or modification of the order disposing of the appeal.
Source reference: p. 6Issues
1. Whether the appeal should be disposed of as withdrawn on the basis of the appellant’s memo and the submissions made on her behalf
Source reference: p. 62. Whether any pending interlocutory applications should be disposed of consequentially upon withdrawal of the appeal
Source reference: p. 7Law Applied
The appeal was brought under Section 96 read with Order XLI Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, which provides the procedural basis for a first appeal from an original decree.
Source reference: pp. 5–7The judgment cites no substantive legal rule, precedent, or separate statutory provision governing withdrawal; it records the appellant’s memo and the court’s acceptance of the request to withdraw.
Source reference: pp. 5–7Reasoning
The court recorded that the appellant’s counsel sought disposal of the appeal as withdrawn and that the GPA holder had signed the withdrawal memo.
Source reference: p. 6After being queried, the GPA holder confirmed that the decision was conscious and stated that he would not seek review or modification of the disposal order.
Source reference: p. 6The court placed the memo and oral submissions on record and disposed of the appeal as withdrawn, without examining its merits.
Source reference: p. 6Holding
The High Court allowed the appellant to withdraw the appeal and disposed of RFA No. 2027 of 2012 as withdrawn.
All pending interlocutory applications, if any, were also disposed of.
Source reference: pp. 6–7Acts & Sections Cited
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Code of Civil Procedure, 19081
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