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Allahabad High Court

SMT. SANIYA BANO AND ANOTHERversusTHE STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

Decided

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as not pressed, with liberty to file a fresh petition.

Summary

The petitioners, Smt. Saniya Bano and another, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. Their counsel later informed the court that they did not wish to pursue the petition and requested its dismissal. The court accepted the withdrawal and dismissed the writ petition as not pressed, while granting the petitioners liberty to file a fresh petition if they choose. No substantive merits of the writ were considered. The order was pronounced by Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachori on May 7, 2026.

Issues considered

  • Whether a writ petition can be withdrawn and dismissed as not pressed
  • Whether the petitioners are entitled to liberty to file a fresh petition after withdrawal

Subjects

  • writ petition
  • withdrawal
  • dismissal
  • liberty to file fresh
  • Allahabad High Court

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                           WRIT - C No. - 18011 of 2026

                                    Smt. Saniya Bano And Another
                                                                                              .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                      Versus

                                    The State Of U.P. And 2 Others
                                                                                            .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)      : Ankit Kumar          Singh,    Mohamad
                                                                     Maszood
                                    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 7, 2026
                                    A.




Digitally signed by :-
AFAQ AHMAD
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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