Sundari Marandi v. State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Public interest litigation concerning a motor accident claim was withdrawn by counsel, who stated it had been wrongly filed instead of an appeal under the Motor Vehicles Act. The court permitted withdrawal and dismissed the petition with liberty to pursue the statutory appeal.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the PIL; liberty to prefer a statutory appeal under the Motor Vehicles Act.