Allahabad High Court

YASMIN SULTANAversusUNION OF INDIA AND 2 OTHERS

Decided: 8 September 2026
Bench: SUDHANSHU CHAUHAN SARAL SRIVASTAVA

Holding

The petition is dismissed as infructuous because no cause of action survives.

Summary

Yasmin Sultana filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court challenging the actions of the Union of India and two other respondents. The petitioner sought relief on grounds that were not specified in the brief judgment. Counsel for the petitioner, Vikas Pal and Vinod Kumar Maurya, argued that a cause of action existed. The respondents, represented by A.S.G.I., Pooja Agarwal, Ram Bali and Siddharth Singhal, contended that no actionable right remained. The Court, after hearing counsel Sanjay Yadav on behalf of the petitioner, held that no cause of action survived. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether any cause of action subsists for the writ petition

Subjects

Writ petition
Infructuous
Cause of action
High Court
Dismissal

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

                                                           WRIT - C No. - 33258 of 2026

                                    Yasmin Sultana
                                                                                                     .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                       Versus
                                    Union Of India And 2 Others
                                                                                                .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)        : Vikas Pal, Vinod Kumar Maurya
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)        : A.S.G.I., Pooja Agarwal, Ram Bali,
                                                                       Siddharth Singhal

                                    Court No. - 40
                                                     HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
                                                     HON'BLE SUDHANSHU CHAUHAN, J.

                                    1. Sri Sanjay Yadav (Advocate Roll A/S 0139/2012) holding brief of Sri
                                    Vinod Kumar Maurya, learned counsel for the petitioner states that no cause
                                    of action survives in the present writ petition.

                                    4. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.

                                    September 9, 2026
                                    SS
                                                               (Sudhanshu Chauhan,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.)




Digitally signed by :-
SUNIL KUMAR SHARMA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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