Allahabad High Court

MAHENDRA PRATAP SINGH DOHAREversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Decided: 19 April 2026
Bench: SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY

Holding

The petition is dismissed for lack of specific supporting documents, with liberty to the petitioner to re‑file with proper averments.

Summary

The petitioner, Mahendra Pratap Singh Dohare, filed a writ petition seeking payment of arrears of salary. The petition was filed without any specific supporting documents and the annexed representation was vague. The Court observed that the prayer was not backed by concrete evidence but, in the interest of justice, chose to dismiss the petition while granting the petitioner liberty to approach the respondent with proper averments and documents. No substantive merits on the salary claim were examined. Consequently, the petition was disposed of, directing the petitioner to re‑file with complete documentation.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition lacking specific supporting documents can be entertained.
Whether the Court may dismiss the petition and direct the petitioner to approach the respondent with proper averments.

Subjects

writ petition
salary arrears
procedural deficiency
court discretion
re‑filing

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                             WRIT - A No. - 5535 of 2026

                                    Mahendra Pratap Singh Dohare
                                                                                                .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                       Versus

                                    State of U.P. and Another
                                                                                              .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)           :   Paritosh Sukla, Prashant Pandey
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)           :   C.S.C., Shruti Malviya

                                    Court No. - 32
                                               HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.

                                    1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

                                    2. Court does not find that prayers made in this writ petition are supported
                                    by any specific documents as well as copy of representation annexed
                                    along with this writ petition are also not very specific, still ignoring such
                                    defects, in the interest of justice, this writ petition is disposed of with
                                    liberty to petitioner to approach concern respondent with all necessary
                                    averments and documents for the purpose to consider the prayer for
                                    arrears of salary and in such event, concern respondent will look into the
                                    matter.

                                    3. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of.



                                                                                (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
                                    April 20, 2026
                                    SB




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SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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