Allahabad High Court
SHIV KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
Shiv Kumar filed Criminal Miscellaneous Writ Petition No. 22811 of 2026 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 wishes to pursue the writ and seeks to withdraw it. The respondent’s counsel, the Additional Government Advocate, 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Court, noting the petitioner’s clear intention to withdraw and the lack of opposition, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. Consequently, the petition was closed without any substantive adjudication on the merits.
Issues considered
- Can a petitioner withdraw a writ petition after filing it?
- Is the court bound to dismiss a writ petition upon the petitioner’s request for withdrawal when there is no objection from the respondents?
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- high court
- petition dismissed
- civil procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 22811 of 2026
Shiv Kumar
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashok Kumar Tripathi, Vinod Kumar
Tirpathi
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withdrawn.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 29, 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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