Allahabad High Court
TEJ PRATAP SINGHversusSUDHIR RAJ AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The petitioner's withdrawal of his challenge leads to the disposal of the writ petition and the High Court directs him to seek expeditious disposal of the original suit.
Summary
Petitioner Tej Pratap Singh, through counsel, withdrew his challenge to the impugned order in a writ petition under Article 227. The High Court, noting the withdrawal, directed the petitioner to file an application for expeditious disposal of the related Original Suit No.1051 of 2024 within 15 days, citing the Supreme Court decision in High Court Bar Association, Allahabad v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) 6 SCC 267. The court further ordered that the trial court decide the application within two weeks, referencing paragraph 47.3 of the same Supreme Court judgment. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of, and the registrar was instructed to communicate the order to the concerned court. The order was signed by Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal on September 23, 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner may withdraw his challenge to the impugned order in the writ petition?
- What procedural directions can the High Court issue to ensure expeditious disposal of the related original suit?
Subjects
- Article 227
- writ petition
- withdrawal of challenge
- expeditious disposal
- original suit
- procedural direction
- Supreme Court precedent
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 12066 of 2025
Tej Pratap Singh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Sudhir Raj And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pramod Kumar Singh, Rituvendra Singh
Nagvanshi, Sr. Advocate
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Satyendra Kumar Singh, Jitendra Rana,
Shardeshwar Mishra
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. Sri Pramod Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner states that he
is giving up his challenge to the order impugned and a direction may be
issued to expedite the proceedings of Original Suit No.1051 of 2024.
2. In view of the said facts as petitioner has given up his challenge to order
impugned, the writ petition is being disposed of requiring the petitioner to
move an application for expeditious disposal of Original Suit No.1051 of
2024 before the Court concerned in light of the judgment of Hon'ble
Supreme Court rendered in case of High Court Bar Association,
Allahabad vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and others (2024) 6 SCC 267,
within a period of 15 days from today.
3. In case, such application is moved by the petitioner within the aforesaid
period, the trial Court shall proceed to decide the same within a period of
next two weeks in light of paragraph 47.3 of the judgment of Hon'ble
Supreme Court rendered in case of High Court Bar Association,
Allahabad (supra).
4. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of.
5. Registrar (Compliance) to communicate this order to the Court concerned,
within 48 hours.
(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
September 23, 2026 // SK Goswami
Digitally signed by :-
SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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