Allahabad High Court
ARIF KHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
Petitioner Arif Khan filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court challenging actions of the State of U.P. and others. During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel announced that the petitioner no longer wished to pursue the petition and sought its withdrawal. The respondent’s Additional Government Advocate (AGA) 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Court, noting the petitioner’s clear intention to withdraw and the lack of opposition, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the petition were examined.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition can be dismissed as withdrawn upon the petitioner's request and without objection from the respondent
Subjects
- withdrawal of writ petition
- criminal miscellaneous writ
- procedural law
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8567 of 2026
Arif Khan
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Alok Tripathi, Deepak Kumar Tiwari
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 48
HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE DR. AJAY KUMAR-II, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.G.A. for the State
and perused the record.
2. After some arguments learned counsel for the petitioner has made a
statement at the Bar that the petitioner does not intend to press this
petition and seeks to withdraw it.
3. Learned AGA has no objection to the aforesaid prayer.
4. In view of the above statement, the instant writ petition is dismissed as
withdrawn.
(Dr. Ajay Kumar-II,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.)
May 6, 2026
Dhirendra/
Digitally signed by :-
DHIRENDRA KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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