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Allahabad High Court

AKASH SINGH AND 8 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Decided

Holding

The petition is dismissed due to the absence of any party or counsel to argue the matter.

Summary

The petitioners filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition seeking relief, but mediation between the parties failed. No counsel appeared on behalf of either the petitioners or the respondents to argue the petition. The Court observed the lack of representation and, consequently, dismissed the petition. The dismissal was based solely on procedural grounds, as the Court could not proceed without any party presenting arguments. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.

Issues considered

  • Whether a writ petition can be entertained in the absence of any party appearing before the Court

Subjects

  • mediation
  • petition dismissal
  • procedural default
  • writ petition
  • court procedure

Judgment

                                                     HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                      CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 7868 of 2025

                                    Akash Singh And 8 Others
                                                                                                   .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                          Versus

                                    State Of U.P. And 3 Others
                                                                                               .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)           : Basu Dev, Raghuvansh Misra, Ram
                                                                          Autar Verma, Shailesh Narayan
                                                                          Upadhyay
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)           : Prashant Singh, Chandra Bhushan
                                                                          Yadav, Dhiraj Singh, G.A., Suneel
                                                                          Thekma, Vivek Chaturvedi

                                    Court No. - 44
                                                          HON'BLE SIDDHARTH, J.
                                                          HON'BLE VINAI KUMAR DWIVEDI, J.

                                    1. It appears that mediation has failed between the parties.
                                    2. None appears on behalf of the either of the parties to press this petition.
                                    3. Petition is, accordingly, dismissed.


                                                                       (Vinai Kumar Dwivedi,J.) (Siddharth,J.)
                                    May 7, 2026
                                    Ruchi Agrahari




Digitally signed by :-
RUCHI AGRAHARI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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