Allahabad High Court
SIRAJUL HAQ AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as infructuous because of the efflux of time.
Summary
A criminal miscellaneous writ petition (No. 6624 of 2023) was filed by Sirajul Haq and three others against the State of Uttar Pradesh and three others. The petitioner's counsel, Sandeep Pandey, was not present before the bench. No interim relief was sought or granted during the pendency of the petition. The court observed that the petition had become infructuous due to the passage of time since its filing. Consequently, the bench of Hon'ble Siddharth and Hon'ble Vinai Kumar Dwivedi dismissed the petition as infructuous. The order was pronounced on May 6, 2026.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate disposition when a writ petition becomes infructuous due to lapse of time?
Subjects
- writ petition
- infructuous
- lapse of time
- dismissal
- criminal miscellaneous writ
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 6624 of 2023
Sirajul Haq And 3 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sandeep Pandey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anil Kumar Tripathi, G.A.
Court No. - 44
HON'BLE SIDDHARTH, J.
HON'BLE VINAI KUMAR DWIVEDI, J.
1. Case is called out.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner is not present.
3. There was no interim order passed in this case.
4. The petition appears to have become infructuous by efflux of time, it, is
accordingly dismissed as infructuous.
(Vinai Kumar Dwivedi,J.) (Siddharth,J.)
May 6, 2026
Aditya
Digitally signed by :-
ADITYA KUSHWAHA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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