Allahabad High Court
UPENDRA MOHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ANISH KUMAR GUPTA
Holding
The petition was dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Upendra Mohan, filed a writ petition challenging the result of a recruitment process for various police posts in Uttar Pradesh, seeking a certiorari to quash the result dated 19 July 2022 and a mandamus directing the Police Recruitment and Promotion Board to issue a fresh list that includes his name. The petition alleged irregularities in the selection and demanded that the revised list be prepared. The petition was heard before Hon'ble Justice Anish Kumar Gupta, with counsel Durvesh Kumar representing the petitioner and Additional Chief Standing Counsel C.S.C. representing the respondents. During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel informed the court that the petition had become infructuous and sought to withdraw it. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Whether the recruitment result dated 19 July 2022 can be quashed by a writ of certiorari.
- Whether the court can issue a mandamus directing the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board to prepare a fresh list of selected candidates.
Subjects
- recruitment
- writ petition
- certiorari
- mandamus
- withdrawal
- public service
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 18652 of 2022
Upendra Mohan
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Durvesh Kumar
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 34
(SN.124)
HON'BLE ANISH KUMAR GUPTA, J.
1. Heard Sri Durvesh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri
Raj Kumar Tiwari, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the
State.
2. The instant petition was filed with the following prayers:
"I. A writ, order or direction in nature of certiorari to quash the result
dated 19.07.2022 (Annexure No.9 to this writ petition) in pursuance to
advertisement no. PRPB-One-1(L.S)/2020 dated march
2021(Male/Female) for recruitment of UP Police Sub-Inspector
(Confidential) and Assistant Sub-Inspector (Clerk) and Assistant Sub-
Inspector (Accountant) (Male/Female) and Confidential Assistant Cadres
2021.
II. A writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the
respondent no.3 that is Uttar Pradesh (Police Recruitment and Promotion
Board), U.P at Lucknow to declare the fresh and revised list of selected
candidates while considering the name of the petitioner in the selected list
of eligible candidates for typing test."
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submits the instant
petition has become infructuous. In such view of the matter, learned
counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the instant petition.
WRIA No. 18652 of 2022
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4. Accordingly, the instant petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
(Anish Kumar Gupta,J.)
September 18, 2026
Shubham Arya
Digitally signed by :-
SHUBHAM ARYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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