Allahabad High Court
RAM DAS AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- PRAKASH PADIA
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as not pressed, and no liberty is granted to file a fresh petition on the same cause of action.
Summary
Petitioners Ram Das and another filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court challenging a governmental action. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioners requested that the petition be dismissed on the ground that it was not pressed. The Court accepted this request and dismissed the writ petition as not pressed. The judgment further clarified that the petitioners are not granted any liberty to file a fresh writ petition on the same cause of action. No substantive merits of the original grievance were examined, as the dismissal was procedural. The order was pronounced by Hon'ble Justice Prakash Padia on 18 March 2026.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate procedural basis for dismissing a writ petition as not pressed?
- Whether the petitioners are entitled to file a fresh writ petition on the same cause of action after dismissal as not pressed.
Subjects
- writ petition
- not pressed
- dismissal
- re-filing prohibition
- procedural law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 10103 of 2026
Ram Das And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajendra Singh Yadav, Vijai Kumar
Tiwari
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
petitioners to dismiss present writ petition as not pressed.
2. The writ petition is dismissed as not pressed.
3. It is made clear that no liberty has been granted to the petitioners to file a
fresh writ petition on the same cause of action.
(Prakash Padia,J.)
March 18, 2026
Pramod Tripathi
Digitally signed by :-
PRAMOD TRIPATHI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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