Allahabad High Court
ASHA DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
Petitioner Asha Devi filed Criminal Miscellaneous Writ Petition No. 8832 of 2026 before the Allahabad High Court challenging actions of the State of Uttar Pradesh and three other respondents. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner announced that the petitioner no longer wished to pursue the petition and sought its withdrawal. The respondents, including the Additional Government Advocate, raised no objection to the withdrawal. The Court considered the petitioner's clear intention to withdraw and the lack of any opposition from the respondents. Consequently, the Court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition can be dismissed as withdrawn when the petitioner expressly seeks withdrawal and the respondents do not object
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- High Court
- criminal miscellaneous
- procedural law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8832 of 2026
Asha Devi
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ankit Rai, Rajeev Giri
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Poonam Maurya, G.A., Om Prakash
Prajapati, Pradeep Kumar
Court No. - 48
HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE DR. AJAY KUMAR-II, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Om Prakash Prajapati,
learned counsel for respondent no. 4, 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 and learned counsel for respondent no. 4 have 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withdrawn.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 7, 2026
Dhirendra/
Digitally signed by :-
DHIRENDRA KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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