Allahabad High Court
SMT. SMT. SHREYA PRAJAPATI AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI
Holding
The petition is dismissed as not pressed, with liberty granted to the petitioners to file a fresh petition.
Summary
The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the respondents not to harass them and interfere with their peaceful marital life. During the hearing, the petitioners' counsel indicated that they no longer wished to pursue the present petition and sought liberty to file a fresh petition. The Court considered the withdrawal and the request for liberty. It held that since the petition was not pressed, it could be dismissed, and the petitioners were granted liberty to file a fresh petition. Accordingly, the petition was dismissed with liberty as prayed for.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition that is not pressed can be dismissed by the Court
- Whether the petitioners can be granted liberty to file a fresh petition after withdrawing the present petition
Subjects
- writ of mandamus
- marital life
- harassment
- petition withdrawn
- liberty to file fresh petition
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 14639 of 2026
Smt. Shreya Prajapati And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Satyendra Kumar Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 76
HON'BLE SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI, J.
Shri Satyendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri
Ashwani Kumar Tripathi, learned Chief Standing Counsel for the State are
present.
The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners with a prayer to issue
writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the
respondents not to harass and interfere in the peaceful marital life of the
petitioners.
After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioners does not want to
press this petition and wants liberty to file a fresh petition.
The petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for.
April 20, 2026
T. Sinha (Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
TRIPTI SINHA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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