Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court order dated 18.03.2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Subramonium Prasad in CS(OS) 387/2019 (with I.A. 10474/2019, I.A. 10475/2019, I.A. 10476/2019, I.A. 14415/2019): plaintiff Rakesh Chopra (through Mr. Rahul Dubey, Advocate) withdrew his suit against Satish Wadhwa & Anr. (through Mr. P K Agrawal and Ms. Sanjoli Gupta, Advs) on grounds of financial status and ill-health; suit dismissed under Order XXIII Rule 1(4)(a) CPC; withdrawal bars a fresh suit on the same cause of action. Keywords: withdrawal of suit, Order XXIII Rule 1 CPC, dismissal as withdrawn.
What did the court decide?
Permission granted to the Plaintiff to withdraw the Suit; the Suit was dismissed under Order XXIII Rule 1(4)(a) of the CPC and disposed of as withdrawn, with the Plaintiff precluded from instituting a fresh Suit for the same cause of action. ¶18