Allahabad High Court
SARWAR AZIZversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
Petitioner Sarwar Aziz filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court challenging an action of the State of U.P. and others. During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel announced that the petitioner no longer wished to pursue the writ and sought to withdraw it. The Additional Government Advocate for the State raised no objection to the withdrawal. The court, noting the petitioner's clear intention to withdraw and the lack of opposition, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. The dismissal concluded the proceedings without any substantive adjudication on the merits.
Issues considered
- Can a petitioner unilaterally withdraw a writ petition after filing it?
- Does the court require any formal order or hearing to dismiss a petition as withdrawn?
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- high court
- petition dismissed
- procedural law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 17148 of 2026
Sarwar Aziz
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Diwakar Mishra, Rajeev Kumar
Shukla, Vinod Kumar Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ajit Kumar Mishra, Atul Kumar
Shahi, G.A.
Court No. - 47
HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE DEVENDRA SINGH-I, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.G.A. for the
State and perused the record.
2. After some length of 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.
3. Learned A.G.A. has no objection to the aforesaid prayer.
4. In view of the statement made, this writ petition is dismissed as
withdrawn.
September 21, 2026
S. Singh
(Devendra Singh-I,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SAVITA SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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