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Allahabad High Court

RAM CHANDRAversusADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER GORAKHPUR AND 6 OTHERS

Decided

Holding

The writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Ram Chandra, filed Writ No. 17906 of 2026 before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the Additional Commissioner, Gorakhpur and others. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner, Arun Kumar Verma, requested that the writ petition be withdrawn because the respondents had not yet appeared before the appellate authority. The standing counsel for the respondents, C.S.C. and Sudhir Bharti, raised no objection to the withdrawal. The court considered the petitioner's request and the lack of opposition. Consequently, the court ordered that the writ petition be dismissed as withdrawn. The order was pronounced on May 6, 2026 by Justice Vivek Saran.

Issues considered

  • Whether a writ petition may be withdrawn at the stage when the respondents have not been represented before the appellate authority

Subjects

  • withdrawal of writ petition
  • appellate authority
  • civil procedure
  • high court

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

                                                        WRIT - C No. - 17906 of 2026

                                    Ram Chandra
                                                                                          .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                   Versus

                                    Additional Commissioner Gorakhpur And 6
                                    Others                                              .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Arun Kumar Verma, Krishna Mohan
                                                                Singh
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Sudhir Bharti

                                    Court No. - 2
                                                        HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J.

                                    1. After some length of argument learned counsel for the petitioner
                                    Sri Arun Kumar Verma prays for withdrawal of the writ petition at this
                                    stage as the respondents have not been represented before the
                                    appellate authority.

                                    2. Learned Standing Counsel does not have any objection to the
                                    above prayer.

                                    3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn at this
                                    stage.
                                    May 6, 2026
                                    Deepika
                                                                                        (Vivek Saran,J.)




Digitally signed by :-
DEEPIKA SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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