Allahabad High Court
MAQSOODversusD.D.C. AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- DINESH PATHAK
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn upon the petitioner’s request.
Summary
The petitioner filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court and subsequently filed a withdrawal application supported by an affidavit, seeking dismissal of the writ petition as withdrawn. The petitioner’s counsel, Avinash Pandey, stated that the petitioner no longer wishes to pursue the writ petition. No opposition was filed against the withdrawal request. The court examined the withdrawal application and found no impediment to granting it. Consequently, the court allowed the withdrawal application and dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate procedure for dismissing a writ petition when the petitioner seeks to withdraw it?
Subjects
- withdrawal of writ petition
- dismissal as withdrawn
- civil procedure
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 65922 of 2012
Maqsood
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
D.D.C. And Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pradeep Kumar Rai, Somesh Khare
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Gaurav Tripathi, Irshad Husain,
Prakash Chandra, Virendra Singh
Court No. - 54
HON'BLE DINESH PATHAK, J.
In Re : Civil Misc. Withdrawal Application No. 1 of 2026
1. Instant withdrawal application has been filed by the petitioner supported
by his affidavit with the prayer to dismiss the instant writ petition as
withdrawn.
2. Sri Avinash Pandey, (advocate), learned counsel for the petitioner submits
that in change scenerio petitioner do not want to press the instant writ
petition, therefore, instant writ petition may be dismissed as withdrawn.
3. There is no oppose to the aforesaid prayer.
4. As such, instant withdrawal application is hereby allowed.
In Re : Writ Petition
5. In view of the order of the date passed in withdrawal application, as
above, the instant writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
(Dinesh Pathak,J.)
March 19, 2026
Neetu
Digitally signed by :-
NEETU SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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