Laxman Bolineni v. Smt. B. Divya Veni
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court disposed of a civil revision petition filed by a husband seeking relief from a lower court order denying leave to withdraw O.P. proceedings. The court held that abandoning a claim under Order XXIII Rule 1(4) CPC requires no leave, only payment of costs. Permission to withdraw was granted upon deposit of Rs. 10,000 costs with the Family Court, while the counter-claim was left to be d
What did the court decide?
Permission to abandon the claim in O.P.No.1220 of 2013 granted subject to payment of Rs.10,000 costs to the respondent wife within fifteen days in the lower court.