Allahabad High Court
PAWAN KUMAR SINGHversusUNION OF INDIA AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- PRAKASH PADIA
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed with liberty to file a fresh petition explaining the delay.
Summary
The petitioner filed a writ petition which the court found to be delayed. The petitioner sought dismissal of the present petition and permission to file a fresh writ petition explaining the laches. The court allowed this prayer, dismissing the current petition while granting liberty to file a new one. No substantive merits of the original petition were addressed. The order was pronounced by Justice Prakash Padia on May 6, 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition should be dismissed on the ground of laches and whether the petitioner may be permitted to file a fresh petition
Subjects
- writ petition
- laches
- dismissal
- fresh petition
- Allahabad High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 6218 of 2026
Pawan Kumar Singh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Union Of India And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rohit Mishra, Shrawan Kumar Pandey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Kuldeep Kumar
Court No. - 6
HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.
1. After some arguments, a prayer has been made by counsel for the
petitioner to dismiss present writ petition as not pressed with liberty to file
fresh writ petition explaining the laches in filing the present writ petition.
2. Prayer made is allowed.
3. The writ petition is dismissed with liberty as prayed.
(Prakash Padia,J.)
May 6, 2026
Pramod Tripathi
Digitally signed by :-
PRAMOD TRIPATHI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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