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Allahabad High Court

SANJEEV TRIPATHIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS

Decided

Holding

The petitioner may withdraw the writ petition and the court dismissed it, granting liberty to pursue any appropriate remedy.

Summary

The petitioner, Sanjeev Tripathi, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court and subsequently sought to withdraw the petition, requesting liberty to pursue any other appropriate legal remedy. The petition was considered by a bench of Hon'ble Justices Saral Srivastava and Garima Prashad. The court examined whether a petitioner may withdraw a pending writ petition and if any conditions should be imposed. It held that the petitioner could be allowed to withdraw the petition and that the court could dismiss it while granting liberty to seek other remedies. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed with the liberty to the petitioner to avail any appropriate remedy under law.

Issues considered

  • Whether a petitioner may withdraw a pending writ petition and what liberty, if any, the court may grant in such circumstances

Subjects

  • withdrawal of writ petition
  • high court procedure
  • civil procedure
  • petition dismissal

Judgment

                                                    HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                             WRIT - C No. - 17357 of 2026

                                    Sanjeev Tripathi
                                                                                                .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                       Versus

                                    State Of U.P. And 5 Others
                                                                                              .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)                   :   Varun Kumar Chaubey
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)                   :   C.S.C.

                                    Court No. - 40
                                                         HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
                                                         HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J.

                                    1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner
                                    wants to withdraw the present petition with liberty to avail
                                    appropriate available in law.

                                    2. Accordingly, the present writ petition is dismissed with aforesaid
                                    liberty to the petitioner.



                                                                   (Garima Prashad,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.)
                                    May 5, 2026
                                    Sachin Mishra




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SACHIN MISHRA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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