Allahabad High Court
SMT VALIYA GAUR AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF UP AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI
Holding
The court dismissed the writ petition as not pressed, allowing the petitioner liberty to file a fresh petition.
Summary
Petitioners Smt Valiya Gaur and another filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. Their counsel, Mahmudul Hasan, later informed the court that they did not wish to pursue the petition. The petition was therefore not pressed before the court. The court considered whether it could dismiss a petition that is not being pressed by the petitioner. It held that the petition could be dismissed on that ground. The court dismissed the writ petition as not pressed, granting the petitioners liberty to file a fresh petition if they choose.
Issues considered
- Can a writ petition be dismissed when the petitioner elects not to press it?
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- procedure
- Allahabad High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 17472 of 2026
Smt Valiya Gaur And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of Up And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mahmudul Hasan
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 76
HON'BLE SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI, J.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he does not want to press
the present writ petition and it may be dismissed as not pressed with
liberty to file a fresh.
Accordingly, the present writ petition is dismissed as not pressed with
liberty to file a fresh.
(Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J.)
May 5, 2026
A.
Digitally signed by :-
AFAQ AHMAD
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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