Allahabad High Court
SHIV PUJANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
A writ petition may be dismissed as withdrawn when the petitioner, through counsel, expressly withdraws it.
Summary
The petitioner, Shiv Pujan, filed Criminal Miscellaneous Writ Petition No. 10919 of 2026 before the Allahabad High Court. During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel, Vishnu Kant Tiwari, informed the Court that the petitioner no longer wished to pursue the writ and sought to withdraw it. The Court considered whether a writ petition could be dismissed on the basis of a voluntary withdrawal by the petitioner. Relying on the principle that a petitioner may withdraw a petition at any stage before a final order, the Court accepted the withdrawal. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be dismissed as withdrawn when the petitioner, through counsel, expressly seeks withdrawal
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- dismissal
- high court
- civil procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 10919 of 2026
Shiv Pujan
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vishnu Kant Tiwari
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 48
HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE LAKSHMI KANT SHUKLA, J.
1. After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner has
made a statement at the Bar that he does not want to press this
writ petition and seeks to withdraw it.
2. In view of the above, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
(Lakshmi Kant Shukla,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
May 14, 2026
R
Digitally signed by :-
RAM ASARE MORYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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