Manoj Patni vs. The Union Of INDIA And 6 Ors
Facts
The petitioner, Manoj Patni, proprietor of M/s Sanmati Traders, filed a writ petition before the Gauhati High Court. The respondents included the Union of India, the State of Assam, and various GST authorities. The petitioner's counsel, on instructions, submitted a request to withdraw the writ petition. The respondents' counsel were present. The court was informed of the petitioner's instruction to withdraw.
Held
The Court held that the writ petition could be dismissed on withdrawal as prayed for by the petitioner. The reasoning was based on the petitioner's explicit instruction to withdraw the petition. The operative direction was to dismiss the writ petition on withdrawal, granting the petitioner liberty to file a fresh petition. No other issues were decided.
Key Issues
1. Whether the petitioner is entitled to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file a fresh petition? The petitioner argued that they had instructions to withdraw the writ petition and prayed for permission to do so with liberty to file a fresh one. The respondents, represented by their learned standing counsel, were present. No specific arguments were recorded for the respondents regarding the withdrawal request.
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case : WP(C)/2245/2024 MANOJ PATNI SON OF LATE CHANDANMAL PATNI
AS SELF AND PROPRIETOR OF M/S SANMATI TRADERS
HAVING THEIR BUSINESS AT IMPHAL WEST MANIPUR AS WELL AS HOUSE NO. 12 GROUND FLOOR KALPATRU PATH RUKMINI NAGAR BEHIND GNRC HOSPITAL KAMRUP METROPOLITAN GUWAHATI- 781006. VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 6 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI- 110001. 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
FINANCE (TAXATION) DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
Page No.# 2/3 GUWAHATI- 781006. 3:THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICE TAX AND CENTRAL EXCISE GST BHAWAN KEDAR ROAD GUWAHATI- 781001. 4:THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXES STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX KAR BHAWAN BISHNU PRASAD RAVA FLYOVER DISPUR GANESHGURI GUWAHATI- 781006. 5:THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX GUWAHATI-D-10- GUWAHATI-D
GUWAHATI ASSAM. 6:THE CENTRAL BOARD OF IND
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