Aggrieved person who initiates lis has a right to withdraw the same before it is finally decided

Rajendra Singh Vs Union of India (Madhya Pradesh High Court) It is trite law that whenever a litigant invokes a particular remedy available under a Statute, then the authority before whom the lis is preferred and pending, is ordinarily duty bound to decide the same on merits. It is also settled in law that the aggrieved person who initiates lis has a right to withdraw the same before it is finally decided. This right of withdrawal is absolute but it is subject to the fact that withdrawal can be declined if there are cogent reasons. In the instant case, petitioners sought to expressly withdraw ...