Allahabad High Court
MUTTUR PRAJAPATI AND 6 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty granted to the petitioners to file a fresh petition.
Summary
Muttur Prajapati and six others filed Criminal Miscellaneous Writ Petition No. 18560 of 2026 before the Allahabad High Court challenging actions of the State of Uttar Pradesh and three other respondents. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioners informed the Court that they no longer wished to pursue the present petition and intended to withdraw it, seeking liberty to file a fresh petition with more detailed particulars. The learned Additional Government Advocate for the State raised no objection to this request. The Court, noting the petitioners' clear intention to withdraw, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn and granted them liberty to re‑file a new petition. The Court also ordered that the certified copies of the documents be returned to the petitioners' counsel as per the Rules.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be withdrawn by the petitioners during the pendency of the proceedings and be dismissed by the Court
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- high court
- criminal miscellaneous writ
- procedural law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 18560 of 2026
Muttur Prajapati And 6 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Aniruddh Kumar
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 47
HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE DEVENDRA SINGH-I, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned AGA for the
State and perused the record.
2. After some length of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioners
has made a statement at the Bar that he does not intend to press the
petition and seek to withdraw it with liberty to file afresh with better
particulars.
3. Learned AGA for the State has no objection to the aforesaid
prayer.
4. In view of the statement made, this writ petition is dismissed as
withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty.
5. Certified copy of the relevant documents be returned to the
counsel for the petitioners as per Rules.
September 28, 2026
Ashutosh/S
(Devendra Singh-I,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SAVITA SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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