AAP leader Jasmine Shah has withdrawn his plea in the Delhi High Court against his 2022 removal from the DDCD post. The court dismissed the petition after Shah’s counsel sought withdrawal.
New Delhi: Today, On May 17, The Delhi High Court has allowed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Jasmine Shah to withdraw his legal petition that challenged a Delhi government order from 2022.
This order had stopped him from working as the Vice Chairperson of the Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (DDCD).
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Justice Sachin Datta passed the decision earlier this month. While dismissing the petition, he said in his order:
“Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present petition. The same is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn.”
The petition was filed by Shah after the Delhi government had restrained him from carrying out his official duties in 2022.
However, during the latest hearing, his legal counsel told the court that he wished to withdraw the case. The court accepted the request and dismissed the case as withdrawn.
Meanwhile, the lawyer representing the Delhi government informed the court that there was no reason for the petition to continue.
The government clearly stated that it had acted within its rights and Shah had been lawfully removed from his post.
The court was told:
“The petition did not survive as the clear stand of the authorities was that Shah had been rightly removed from the position.”
With this, the legal challenge against the Delhi government’s 2022 order comes to an end, and Jasmine Shah will no longer pursue the matter in the court.
This development is important in the ongoing political and administrative conflict between Delhi government officials and political appointees.
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It also shows how courts continue to maintain a neutral stance while allowing parties to step back from legal proceedings when they choose to do so.
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