Allahabad High Court
SMT. SANA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI
Holding
The petition is dismissed as it is not pressed by the petitioners.
Summary
The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a mandamus directing the State of Uttar Pradesh and other respondents not to interfere with their peaceful marital life and to provide protection for their life and liberty. During the hearing, the petitioners expressed that they no longer wished to pursue the present petition and wanted liberty to file a fresh petition. The Court noted the petition was not being pressed and, accordingly, dismissed it. No substantive merits on the alleged interference were examined. The dismissal was solely on the ground that the petition was not pressed by the petitioners.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition under Article 226 should be dismissed when the petitioners withdraw and seek liberty to file a fresh petition
Subjects
- Article 226
- writ of mandamus
- marital life
- petition withdrawn
- petition dismissed
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 17842 of 2026
Smt. Sana And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajneesh Kumar Sharma, Vinod Shankar
Tripathi
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 76
HON'BLE SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI, J.
Heard Shri Rajneesh Kumar Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioners and
Shri Arvind Kumar Singh, learned Standing Counsel and perused the record.
Present petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India has been filed
with a prayer to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents not to
interfere, harass or cause any interference in the peaceful marital life of the
petitioners and further direct the respondent Nos. 2 to 5 to provide adequate
protection to protect their life and liberty from respondent No.5.
Learned counsel for the petitioners does not want to press this petition and
wants liberty to file a fresh petition.
In view of the above, the present petition is dismissed as not pressed with
the aforesaid liberty.
May 6, 2026
Ishan
(Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
ISHAN JAISWAL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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