Condonation of delay in restoration enabled withdrawal of the writ petition with liberty to pursue an appeal remedy

Delay in seeking restoration of a writ petition was condoned, allowing the petition to be restored. The restored petition was then permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to pursue the alternative appeal remedy. The operative effect was to revive the writ proceedings for procedural purposes, while preserving the party's ability to seek relief through the appeal route instead of continuing in writ jurisdiction.

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Issues: Whether the delay in seeking restoration of the writ petition should be condoned and whether the restored petition should be permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to pursue an appeal remedy.

Outcome: The delay was condoned, the writ petition was restored, and thereafter the petition was withdrawn with liberty to pursue the appeal remedy.

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