Allahabad High Court
ASHISHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- MANJU RANI CHAUHAN
Holding
The petition is dismissed as not pressed, with liberty granted to the petitioner to file a fresh petition.
Summary
The petitioner, Ashish, filed Writ Petition No. 6696 of 2026 before the Allahabad High Court. During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel, Dhanraj Singh Yadav, expressed that the petitioner no longer wished to pursue the petition. The petitioner sought dismissal of the petition as "not pressed" and requested liberty to file a fresh petition if needed. The Court considered the request and, noting the petitioner’s clear intention to withdraw, dismissed the petition as not pressed. The judgment also granted the petitioner liberty to file a fresh petition in the future. No substantive merits of the original petition were examined as the case was withdrawn.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate procedural disposition when a petitioner voluntarily withdraws a writ petition?
Subjects
- petition withdrawal
- writ petition
- dismissal as not pressed
- liberty to refile
- procedural law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 6696 of 2026
Ashish
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dhanraj Singh Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Rajesh Khare
Court No. - 52
HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J.
Learned counsel for the petitioner states that he does not want to press
this petition and the same may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to
file a fresh petition.
Accordingly, this petition is dismissed as not pressed with the aforesaid
liberty.
This order has been passed in the presence of Mr. Rajesh Khare, learned
counsel for the respondent no.2.
(Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.)
May 5, 2026
Jitendra/-
Digitally signed by :-
JITENDRA KUMAR YADAV
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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