Allahabad High Court
MAMTA DEVIversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- PRAKASH PADIA
Holding
The Court held that the writ petition was not pressed and dismissed it, while granting the petitioner liberty to file a fresh petition challenging the same order.
Summary
Petitioner Mamta Devi filed a writ petition (Writ‑A No. 7307 of 2026) challenging an order dated 21‑04‑2025 that was issued to her under the Right to Information Act. The petitioner sought relief against the said order. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner prayed that the petition be dismissed as not pressed, with liberty to file a fresh writ petition challenging the same order. The Court examined whether the petition was maintainable and whether the petitioner could be granted permission to re‑file. Finding the petition not pressed, the Court allowed the prayer and dismissed the writ petition, granting the petitioner liberty to file a fresh petition. The dismissal was pronounced on 14‑May‑2026.
Issues considered
- What is the maintainability of the writ petition challenging the RTI order dated 21‑04‑2025?
- Whether the petitioner should be granted liberty to file a fresh writ petition after dismissal of the present petition?
Legislation cited
Subjects
- Right to Information Act
- writ petition
- maintainability
- dismissal
- liberty to file fresh petition
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 7307 of 2026
Mamta Devi
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of Uttar Pradesh And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anil Verma, Sanjeet Kumar Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
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 challenging the order dated 21.04.2025 provided to the
petitioner under Right to Information Act.
2. Prayer made is allowed.
3. The writ petition is dismissed with liberty as prayed.
(Prakash Padia,J.)
May 14, 2026
Pramod Tripathi
Digitally signed by :-
PRAKASH PADIA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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