Allahabad High Court
ANIL SINGH AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
A writ petition that is not pressed by the petitioner must be dismissed.
Summary
The petitioners, Anil Singh and another, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel, Kripa Shanker Pandey, informed the court that the petitioners no longer wished to pursue the writ. The court considered whether a petition can continue when the petitioner expressly withdraws it. Relying on procedural rules that a petition must be pressed to be entertained, the bench held that the petition could not proceed. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed for being not pressed. The order was pronounced by Judges Prakash Padia and Indrajeet Shukla on 9 September 2026.
Issues considered
- Can a writ petition be entertained when the petitioner expressly withdraws or does not wish to press it?
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- dismissal
- procedural law
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 35102 of 2026
Anil Singh And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kripa Shanker Pandey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ashish Agrawal, Avinash Jaiswal,
C.S.C., Raj Kumar Tiwari
Court No. - 5
HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.
HON'BLE INDRAJEET SHUKLA, J.
1. It is informed by Sri Kripa Shanker Pandey, learned counsel for the
petitioner that he does not want to press present writ petition.
2. In this view of the matter, present writ petition is dismissed as not
pressed. This order has been passed in presence of Sri Shubhankar Tiwari,
Advocate, holding brief of Sri Raj Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel for the
respondents.
(Indrajeet Shukla,J.) (Prakash Padia,J.)
September 9, 2026
Pramod Tripathi
Digitally signed by :-
PRAMOD TRIPATHI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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