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Allahabad High Court

BHADRA PAL SINGHversusUNION OF INDIA AND 3 OTHERS

Decided

Holding

The court held that the petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh petition.

Summary

Petitioner Bhadra Pal Singh filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court against the Union of India and three other respondents. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner sought to withdraw the petition and requested liberty to file a fresh petition. The respondents did not oppose this request. The court noted the absence of any objection and entertained the petitioner's prayer. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty granted to the petitioner to file a fresh petition if desired. No substantive merits of the original petition were adjudicated.

Issues considered

  • Whether a writ petition may be withdrawn and dismissed with liberty to file a fresh petition

Subjects

  • withdrawal of petition
  • writ petition
  • high court
  • civil procedure
  • liberty to file fresh petition

Judgment

                                            HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                            WRIT - A No. - 7480 of 2026

                                  Bhadra Pal Singh
                                                                                              .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                      Versus

                                  Union Of India And 3 Others
                                                                                            .....Respondent(s)

                                  Counsel for Petitioner(s)                    :   Hare Krishna Mishra
                                  Counsel for Respondent(s)                    :   A.S.G.I.

                                  Court No. - 6
                                                         HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.

                                  1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Navaneet Chandra

                                  Tripathi, learned counsel for the respondents.


                                  2. After some arguments, a prayer has been made by learned counsel for

                                  the petitioner to dismiss the present petition as withdrawn with liberty to
                                  file fresh petition.


                                  3. This prayer has not been opposed by learned counsel for the

                                  respondents.


                                  4. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as

                                  prayed.


                                                                                           (Prakash Padia,J.)
                                  May 18, 2026
                                  saqlain




Digitally signed by :-
SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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