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Allahabad High Court

DR VAISHNO DUTTversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 7 OTHERS

Decided

Holding

The petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Summary

Dr. Vaishno Dutt filed a writ petition (Writ‑C No. 17375 of 2026) before the Allahabad High Court challenging actions of the State of U.P. and seven other respondents. The petitioner’s counsel, Anand Kumar and Vinod Kumar Yadav, later submitted that the relief sought had become infructuous. The court, after hearing counsel for respondent No. 6 (Alok Tiwari) and counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No. 3 (Shivendra Kumar Singh), accepted this submission. Consequently, the writ petition was consigned to the record and dismissed as infructuous. The order was pronounced by Justice Siddharth Nandan on 5 May 2026.

Issues considered

  • Whether the writ petition has become infructuous and should be dismissed

Subjects

  • writ petition
  • infructuous
  • dismissal
  • high court
  • civil procedure

Judgment

                                                HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                            WRIT - C No. - 17375 of 2026

                                    Dr Vaishno Dutt
                                                                                                   .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                       Versus

                                    State Of U.P. And 7 Others
                                                                                                 .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)       : Anand Kumar, Vinod Kumar Yadav
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)       : Alok Tiwari, C.S.C., Shivendra Kumar
                                                                      Singh

                                    Court No. - 38
                                                      HON'BLE SIDDHARTH NANDAN, J.

                                    1. Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner submits
                                    that the writ petition be dismissed as infructuous as the prayer made in the
                                    writ petition, has become infructuous.

                                    2. The writ petition is, accordingly, consigned to record.

                                    3. Order has been passed in the presence of Shri Alok Tiwari, learned
                                    counsel appearing for respondent no.6 and Ms. Gulka Tandon Advocate
                                    holding brief of Shri Shivendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing
                                    for respondent no.3.



                                                                                           (Siddharth Nandan,J.)
                                    May 5, 2026
                                    S.Prakash




Digitally signed by :-
SHASHI PRAKASH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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