Nativeway (Pvt.) Ltd. vs. Consumer Affairs Authority and 17 Others – CA WRIT NO. 508/19-2021

In the case between Nativeway (Pvt.) Ltd. (formerly known as W. Punchibanda & Sons (Pvt.) Ltd.) and the Consumer Affairs Authority with seventeen additional respondents, the Court considered the issue of whether an application for a writ of Certiorari under Article 140 of the Constitution may be withdrawn after the underlying complaint and associated motions have been addressed or withdrawn by the relevant parties. It was determined that, upon notification of the withdrawal of the 18th Respondent’s complaint and the filing of a relevant motion by the 1st Respondent, the petitioner’s request to withdraw the writ application was permissible. Accordingly, the application was dismissed pro-forma. The decision reaffirmed the principle permitting judicial withdrawal of applications when the subs