$~47 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 8844/2026, CM APPL. 41426/2026 MS. RAJNI PANDEY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjeev Panda, Advocate with Petitioner in person. versus IDBI BANK LTD. AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anand Varma, Ms. Apoorva Pandey and Mr. Polavaralu Sai Charan, Advocates for IDBI Bank. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA O R D E R % 10.07.2026 1. At the outset, counsel appearing for the Respondent-IDBI Bank raises a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of the present writ petition. It is submitted that IDBI Bank Ltd. is not an instrumentality of the State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India, and that the dispute raised in the present proceedings is purely a service dispute between the Petitioner and the Bank. 2. In view of the aforesaid objection, counsel for the Petitioner, on instructions and without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the Petitioner, seeks leave to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty to avail such other remedies as may be available in law, including by instituting appropriate civil proceedings. 3. The prayer is allowed. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid. It is clarified that this Court has not examined or This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/07/2026 at 16:15:37 expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. In the event, the Petitioner initiates appropriate proceedings before the competent forum on the same cause of action, the same shall be decided on their own merits, in accordance with law. 4. The pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. SANJEEV NARULA, J JULY 10, 2026 nk This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/07/2026 at 16:15:37