Allahabad High Court

SANDEEP TITORIYAversusUNION OF INDIA AND 8 OTHERS

Decided: 22 September 2026
Bench: SIDDHARTHA VARMA KUNAL RAVI SINGH

Holding

The petition is dismissed as not pressed, as the petitioner does not sufficiently represent the aggrieved public.

Summary

The petitioner, Sandeep Titoriya, filed a public interest litigation before the Allahabad High Court alleging that he represented the aggrieved public. The court was asked to determine whether the petitioner had the requisite standing to file the writ and whether the petition was pressed. Counsel for the petitioner argued that the petition should be dismissed as not pressed, with liberty to file a fresh petition. The State's standing counsel raised no objection to such dismissal. After considering the lack of sufficient representation of the public and the unpressed nature of the petition, the court dismissed the writ petition as not pressed, granting the petitioner permission to file a fresh petition if desired.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner has locus standi to file the PIL on behalf of the aggrieved public
Whether the writ petition is pressed
Whether dismissal with liberty to file a fresh petition is appropriate

Subjects

public interest litigation
locus standi
writ petition
dismissal
not pressed

Judgment

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2278 of 2026

Sandeep Titoriya
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus

Union Of India And 8 Others
.....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashok Kumar Pandey, Virendra Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Arjun Singh, Komal Mehrotra

Court No. - 29
HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J.
HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.

1. Upon a definite question being asked as to in what manner the petitioner
is representing the aggrieved public, learned counsel for the petitioner prays
that the writ petition be dismissed as not pressed with a liberty to file a fresh
petition.

2. Learned Standing Counsel for the State has no objection to the dismissal
of the writ petition as not pressed.

3. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed as not pressed with the
liberty aforeprayed.

(Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.)
September 23, 2026
M.S. Ansari

Digitally signed by :-
MOHD SAQIB ANSARI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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