Allahabad High Court
UNION OF INDIA THRU. G.M. NER AND OTHERSversusRAM BAHADUR AND ANR.
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition was dismissed as infructuous because no cause of action survived.
Summary
The petitioners, Union of India and others, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioners submitted that no cause of action remained, rendering the petition infructuous. The court examined the submission and found that the petition no longer had any viable claim. Consequently, the court held that the writ petition could not proceed. The petition was therefore dismissed as infructuous. The judgment was delivered on May 6, 2026 by Judges Saral Srivastava and Garima Prashad.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate disposition of a writ petition when the cause of action has become infructuous?
Subjects
- writ petition
- infructuous
- cause of action
- civil procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 34943 of 2012
Union Of India Thru. G.M. Ner And Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Ram Bahadur And Anr.
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajay Singh, Manan Kumar Choubey,
S.K. Anwar
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Sudamaram
Court No. - 40
HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J.
Sri Ajay Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners states that no cause of
action survives in the writ petition and same has become infructuous.
Consequently, writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.
May 6, 2026
Sattyarth
(Garima Prashad,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SATTYARTH ANAND
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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