Allahabad High Court
ALOKversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHER
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner Alok filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court challenging an action of the State of U.P. and two others. During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel expressed that the petitioner no longer wished to pursue the writ and sought to withdraw it. The respondent's counsel raised no objection to the withdrawal. The Court, noting the clear intention of the petitioner to discontinue the proceedings and the lack of opposition, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. Consequently, the petition was closed without any substantive adjudication on the merits.
Issues considered
- Can a petitioner 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- Does the court require any formal order or hearing to dismiss a petition as withdrawn?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
- civil procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 19981 of 2026
Alok
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Other
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Raghvendra Singh, Shreyansh
Pathak
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 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withdrawn.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 8, 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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