Allahabad High Court
AJAY KUMAR CHAURASIYAversusUNION OF INDIA AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as not pressed.
Summary
The petitioner, Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya, filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Allahabad High Court against the Union of India and four other respondents. The petition sought relief on unspecified grounds. During the hearing, the petitioner's own counsel, Ashish Kumar Ojha, submitted that the petition should be dismissed as not pressed. The Court considered the submission that the petition lacked sufficient cause to proceed. Accordingly, the Court dismissed the petition on the ground that it was not pressed. No substantive merits of the allegations were examined.
Issues considered
- Whether the Public Interest Litigation is pressed and maintainable for adjudication
Subjects
- Public Interest Litigation
- maintainability
- not pressed
- dismissal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 680 of 2026
Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Union Of India And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashish Kumar Ojha, Sr. Advocate
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Shiv Kumar Pal
Court No. - 21
HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J.
HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.
1. Heard Shri Ashish Kumar Ojha, learned counsel for the petitioner, and
the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State-respondents.
2. After hearing substantial arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner
submits that the instant Public Interest Litigation be dismissed as not
pressed.
3. Accordingly, the instant petition is dismissed as not pressed.
(Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.)
March 19, 2026
Mukesh Kr.
Digitally signed by :-
MUKESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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