Allahabad High Court
MAHENDRA SINGH DHANGARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
A writ petition may be dismissed when the petitioner expressly indicates that he does not wish to press the petition.
Summary
The petitioner, Mahendra Singh Dhangar, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. During the proceedings, the petitioner, through counsel Rajesh Kumar Pandey, expressed that he no longer wished to pursue the writ and preferred to seek any other appropriate legal remedy. The petitioner therefore requested that the petition be withdrawn. The Court considered the petitioner's request and, finding that the petitioner was not pressing the writ, exercised its discretion to dismiss the petition. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed without any merits being adjudicated.
Subjects
- withdrawal of writ petition
- court discretion
- high court procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 33275 of 2026
Mahendra Singh Dhangar
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajesh Kumar Pandey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 40
HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
HON'BLE SUDHANSHU CHAUHAN, J.
1. Sri Rajesh Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner states that
the petitioner does not want to press the writ petition as he wants to avail
appropriate remedy available in law.
2. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as not pressed with the
aforesaid liberty.
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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