Allahabad High Court
SMT JIYA VERMA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as not pressed, with liberty to file a fresh petition.
Summary
Petitioners filed a writ petition in 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 this request and dismissed the writ petition on the ground that it was not pressed, while granting the petitioners liberty to file a fresh petition if they choose. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. The order was pronounced by Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachori on May 7, 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition can be dismissed as not pressed at the request of the petitioners
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- not pressed
- fresh filing
- Allahabad High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 18031 of 2026
Smt Jiya Verma And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Aishwarya Pratap Singh
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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