Allahabad High Court
ANKIT RAJversusINDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition was dismissed as not pressed, with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition.
Summary
Ankit Raj filed a writ petition against Indian Oil Corporation Limited and two others, seeking relief. The petitioner later obtained a No Objection Certificate and completed the dealership, rendering the petition moot. He requested the court to dismiss the petition and allow him to file a fresh petition reflecting the new developments. The court held that the petition was not pressed and dismissed it, granting liberty to file a fresh petition. No substantive merits were adjudicated as the matter was deemed settled by the subsequent actions.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition is pressed and maintainable in view of the issuance of a No Objection Certificate and completion of the dealership
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- not pressed
- No Objection Certificate
- dealership
- fresh petition
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 31004 of 2026
Ankit Raj
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Indian Oil Corporation Limited And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anshul Kumar Singhal, Shashwat
Pandey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anand Tiwari
Court No. - 40
HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
HON'BLE SUDHANSHU CHAUHAN, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Anand Tiwari, learned
counsel appearing for the respondent nos. 1 & 2 and Sri Santosh Kumar
Tiwari, learned counsel for the respondent no. 3.
2. It is informed by learned counsel for the petitioner that No Objection
Certificate has been issued and the dealership has also been completed.
He, therefore, prays that the present writ petition may be dismissed with
liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition bringing on record the
subsequent developments.
3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty to
the petitioner to file a fresh petition.
(Sudhanshu Chauhan,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.)
September 9, 2026
Arif
Digitally signed by :-
MOHAMMAD ARIF
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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