Allahabad High Court
SAKSHI CHAURASIA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI
Holding
The petition is dismissed as it is not pressed, with liberty granted to the petitioners to file a fresh petition.
Summary
Petitioners Sakshi Chaurasia and another filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a mandamus directing the respondents not to interfere with their marital life and to provide protection for their life and liberty. The petition also requested liberty to file a fresh petition. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioners expressed that they did not wish to press the present petition and sought liberty to file a new one. The Court considered the petition to be unpressed and therefore not maintainable in its present form. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition, granting the liberty sought by the petitioners to file a fresh petition at a later date.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a petition is not pressed by the petitioner?
Subjects
- Article 226
- writ of mandamus
- marital life
- petition dismissed
- liberty to file fresh petition
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 14597 of 2026
Sakshi Chaurasia And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Laxmi Dubey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Sanjay Srivastava
Court No. - 76
HON'BLE SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI, J.
Heard Shri Laxmi Dubey, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Sanjay
Srivastava, learned counsel for the respondent no. 4 and Shri Arvind Kumar
Singh, learned Standing Counsel and perused the record.
Present petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India has been filed
with a prayer to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents not to
interfere, harass or cause any interference in the peaceful marital life of the
petitioners and further direct the respondent Nos. 2 to 4 to provide adequate
protection to protect their life and liberty from respondent No.4.
Learned counsel for the petitioners does not want to press this petition and
wants liberty to file a fresh petition.
In view of the above, the present petition is dismissed as not pressed with
the aforesaid liberty.
April 20, 2026
Ishan
(Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
ISHAN JAISWAL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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