Allahabad High Court

LAL CHANDRA PANDEYversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS

Decided: 10 September 2026
Bench: SIDDHARTH NANDAN

Holding

The petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Summary

Lal Chandra Pandey filed a writ petition (Writ‑A No. 57512 of 2017) before the Allahabad High Court challenging actions of the State of Uttar Pradesh and five other respondents. The petitioner’s counsel argued that a contemporaneous order in Writ‑A No. 11385 of 2026 and a letter dated 09‑03‑2026 from the Director of Education (Secondary), Lucknow, rendered the present petition moot. The Court examined whether the petition had become infructuous in view of those developments. Relying on the earlier order and the director’s letter, the Court concluded that there was no longer any live controversy. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition as infructuous, granting the relief sought by the respondents. The dismissal was made without prejudice to any future rights of the petitioner.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition is infructuous and should be dismissed in view of the order in Writ‑A No. 11385 of 2026 and the Director of Education’s letter dated 09‑03‑2026?

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
dismissal
High Court
procedural law

Judgment

                                               HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                           WRIT - A No. - 57512 of 2017

                                    Lal Chandra Pandey
                                                                                                 .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                     Versus

                                    State Of U.P. And 5 Others
                                                                                               .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)     : Balwant Singh, Ramesh Chandra
                                                                    Dwivedi
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)     : Sheikh Moazzam Inam, Anil Yadav,
                                                                    Ashutosh Dwivedi, C.S.C.

                                    Court No. - 6
                                                     HON'BLE SIDDHARTH NANDAN, J.

                                    1. In view of the order of the same date passed in Writ-A No. 11385 of
                                    2026, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present writ
                                    petition has become infructuous; and without prejudice his rights and
                                    contention to be considered in pursuance of the letter dated 09.03.2026
                                    issued by the Director of Education (Secondary) U.P., Lucknow, the
                                    present writ petition may be dismissed as infructuous.

                                    2. In view of the aforesaid, the present writ petition is dismissed as
                                    infructuous, in terms of the prayer made.



                                                                                          (Siddharth Nandan,J.)
                                    September 11, 2026
                                    Sumit K.




Digitally signed by :-
SUMIT KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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