Allahabad High Court
DR NEELAM GAURversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- SIDDHARTH NANDAN
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
Dr. Neelam Gaur filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court alleging inaction by a Probation Officer in proceedings under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The petitioner sought relief through the writ but later expressed a desire to withdraw the petition to pursue the matter before the appropriate statutory authority. The court examined the request to withdraw and the procedural propriety of dismissing the petition. No substantive merits of the alleged inaction were adjudicated. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, granting the petitioner liberty to approach the competent authority under the Act. The order was pronounced by Justice Siddharth Nandan on 11 September 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition should be entertained despite the petitioner's request to withdraw it
- Whether the petitioner is free to pursue remedies under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, 2013 before the competent authority
Legislation cited
- Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Subjects
- Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act
- Writ petition
- Withdrawal of petition
- Probation Officer
- Allahabad High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 12836 of 2026
Dr Neelam Gaur
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Praveen Kumar, Sanjeet Kumar Mishra
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ajay Kumar Sharma, Ashok Kumar
Yadav, C.S.C.
Court No. - 6
HON'BLE SIDDHARTH NANDAN, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri A.K. Yadav, Advocate
appearing on behalf of respondent no.3 and learned Standing Counsel for
the respondents.
2. Petitioner is aggrieved by inaction by the Probation Officer in a
proceedings under the Prevention Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
3. On being confronted with the statutory provision in which a
representation can be decided by the respondent nos.3 and 4, regarding
the proceedings under the Act, 2013, the petitioner seeks to withdraw the
present writ petition to avail appropriate remedies before the competent
authority.
4. In view of the aforesaid, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn
with the aforesaid liberty.
(Siddharth Nandan,J.)
September 11, 2026
S.Prakash
Digitally signed by :-
SHASHI PRAKASH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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