Allahabad High Court
UMASHANKAR SINGH AND 5 OTHERSversusUNION OF INDIA AND 6 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
Petitioners Umashankar Singh and others filed a public interest litigation before the Allahabad High Court. During the proceedings, the petitioners sought to withdraw the petition. The Court considered the request and, finding no objection, dismissed the petition as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. The dismissal was recorded on May 6, 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether a petition filed under public interest litigation can be withdrawn at the stage of proceedings
Subjects
- Public Interest Litigation
- withdrawal of petition
- dismissal
- Allahabad High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 1099 of 2026
Umashankar Singh and 5 others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Union of India and 6 others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kalp Nath, Praveen Kumar Dhuriya,
Vinod Kumar
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.K. Goyal (A.C.S.C.), Kuldeep
Kumar, Ten Singh
Chief Justice's Court
HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J.
1. Counsel for the petitioners seeks withdrawal of the petition at this
stage.
2. In view of the submissions made, the petition is dismissed as
withdrawn at this stage.
(Kshitij Shailendra,J.) (Arun Bhansali,CJ.)
May 6, 2026
Mukesh Pal/Jyotsana
Digitally signed by :-
MUKESH PAL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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