Allahabad High Court

SABHAJEET YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO. AND OTHERS

Decided: 8 April 2026
Disposal: Dismiss other than merit(DD/Non Prosec./Abated)
Bench: RAJNISH KUMARBABITA RANI

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed for failure to comply with the court’s procedural direction.

Summary

Petitioner Sabhajeet Yadav filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench. The court had earlier issued an order on 22‑12‑2023 directing the petitioner to serve notice to private respondents. The petitioner’s counsel failed to comply with this direction, and no one appeared on behalf of the petitioner to press the petition. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition under Chapter XII Rule 4 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952, and vacated any interim order that may have been in force. The dismissal was pronounced on 16‑05‑2024.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non‑compliance with the court’s order to serve notice to private respondents under Chapter XII Rule 4

Legislation cited

Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 — s. Chapter XII Rule 4

Subjects

writ petition
criminal miscellaneous
procedural default
Chapter XII Rule 4
dismissal

Judgment

Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:37666-DB

Court No. - 9

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9804 of
2023

Petitioner :- Sabhajeet Yadav
Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home
Deptt. Lko. And Others
Counsel for Petitioner :- Santosh Kumar Tirpathi,Surekha
Patel
Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.

Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J.
Hon'ble Narendra Kumar Johari,J.

None appears on behalf of the petitioner to press this petition.

The matter is listed under the heading of Chapter XII Rule 4.

As per office report, steps have not been taken by the petitioner
in compliance of the order dated 22.12.2023.

As the counsel for the petitioner failed to take steps to serve
notice to the private respondents, this writ petition is dismissed
under Chapter XII Rule 4 of the Allahabad High Court Rules,
1952.

The interim order, if any, is vacated.

(Narendra Kumar Johari, J.) (Vivek Chaudhary,J.)

Order Date :- 16.5.2024
Reena/-

Digitally signed by :-
REENA KANNAUJIYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench

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