Allahabad High Court

MAHENDRA PALversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Decided: 6 May 2026
Bench: PRAKASH PADIA

Holding

The petition is dismissed as infructuous because the relief sought has already been granted.

Summary

Petitioner Mahendra Pal filed a writ petition seeking to quash an order dated 31.03.2026 issued by the Chief Medical Officer, Banda, which had terminated his services. The Court, following its earlier direction, considered an order dated 23.04.2026 wherein the petitioner was reinstated on a contractual basis. The petitioner’s counsel argued that since the reinstatement had already been granted, the relief sought was no longer necessary. The Court examined whether the petition had become infructuous in light of the subsequent reinstatement order. Concluding that the petitioner had obtained the relief he sought, the Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition seeking quash of the termination order is infructuous after the petitioner’s reinstatement on contractual terms

Subjects

writ petition
reinstatement
contractual service
infructuous
order quash

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                            WRIT - A No. - 5273 of 2026

                                    Mahendra Pal
                                                                                                .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                       Versus

                                    State Of U.P. And 3 Others
                                                                                              .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)       : Birendra Singh, Ratan Singh, Swati
                                                                      Singh
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)       : C.S.C., Pranjal Mehrotra

                                    Court No. - 6
                                                        HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.

                                    1. The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition inter-alia with the
                                    prayer to quash the order dated 31.03.2026 passed by the Chief Medical
                                    Officer, Banda.

                                    2. Pursuant to the order passed by this Court, counsel for the petitioner
                                    placed before this Court an order dated 23.04.2026 passed by the Chief
                                    Medical Officer, Banda by which the petitioner has been reinstated in his
                                    services on contractual basis.

                                    3. In this view of the matter, it is argued by the counsel for the petitioner
                                    that relief sought by the petitioner has already been granted to him,
                                    therefore, no further orders are required to be passed and the present writ
                                    petition may be dismissed as having become infructuous.

                                    4. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become
                                    infructuous.



                                                                                             (Prakash Padia,J.)
                                    May 7, 2026
                                    Swati




Digitally signed by :-
SWATI PATHAK
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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