Allahabad High Court
ANUJ GUPTA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as not pressed because the petitioners can avail an alternative remedy.
Summary
Petitioners Anuj Gupta and another filed writ petition No. 17539 of 2026 before the Allahabad High Court challenging actions of the State of Uttar Pradesh and four others. The petitioners' counsel argued that the petition should be dismissed as it was not pressed, since the petitioners could avail themselves of another legal remedy. The Court examined whether the writ petition was maintainable in the circumstances. Finding that the petitioners had an alternative remedy available, the Court held that the petition was not pressed. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition is pressed and maintainable when an alternative remedy is available to the petitioners
Subjects
- writ petition
- not pressed
- alternative remedy
- dismissal
- maintainability
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 17539 of 2026
Anuj Gupta And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kumar Ashutosh Srivastava, Nagendra
Pratap Singh
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 petitioners states that the present writ petition
may be dismissed as not pressed as the petitioner wants to avail other
remedy available in law.
2. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as not pressed with the
aforesaid liberty.
(Garima Prashad,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.)
May 5, 2026
Rakesh
Digitally signed by :-
RAKESH MEHTA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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