Supreme Court: Fresh SLP Not Maintainable After Unconditional Withdrawal of Earlier Petition

The Supreme Court has ruled that a second Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the same order is not maintainable if the first SLP was withdrawn unconditionally without liberty to refile.

A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and K.V. Viswanathan observed that after an unconditional withdrawal, a party cannot later revive its challenge via fresh SLPs. 

The Court stressed that permitting such pleas would erode the doctrine of finality and encourage endless litigation, contrary to public policy.

[Sateesh V.K. v The Federal Bank Ltd.]