Allahabad High Court
RAM DIN AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as not pressed, with liberty to file a fresh petition.
Summary
The petitioners, Ram Din and another, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court challenging an unspecified action of the State of Uttar Pradesh and other respondents. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioners, Ashutosh Mishra, on behalf of B.P. Vishwakarma, argued that the petition should be dismissed as it was not pressed, and that the petitioners could file a fresh writ if they wished. The State's Additional Chief Standing Counsel and counsel for the National Highways Authority of India raised no objection to this submission. The Court, after granting leave, dismissed the writ petition on the ground that it was not pressed, while allowing the petitioners the liberty to file a fresh petition. The order was pronounced on May 14, 2026, by Judges Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Kunal Ravi Singh.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate disposition of a writ petition that is not pressed?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- not pressed
- fresh petition
- Allahabad High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 24755 of 2025
Ram Din And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashutosh Mishra, Bhupendra Kumar
Vishwakarma, Somnath Bhattacharya,
Sonu Kushwaha, Suraj Pandey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Mahendra Pratap, Shashank
Singh
Court No. - 21
HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J.
HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.
1. Shri Ashutosh Mishra, holding brief of Shri B.P. Vishwakarma, learned
counsel for the petitioners, after advancing substantial arguments, submits
that the instant writ petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to
file a fresh writ petition.
2. Ms. Uttar Bahuguna, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the
State-respondents, and Shri Shashank Singh, learned counsel appearing for
the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), have no objection to the
same.
3. Accordingly, with the aforesaid leave, the writ petition is dismissed as
not pressed.
May 14, 2026
Mukesh Kr.
(Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
MUKESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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