Allahabad High Court
SMT KAJAL SINGH AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- GAUTAM CHOWDHARY
Holding
The petition is dismissed as it has become infructuous due to the pending FIR.
Summary
Petitioners Smt Kajal Singh and another filed a writ petition against the State of Uttar Pradesh and three others. The Court was informed that an FIR had already been lodged in the matter. The petitioners' counsel could not dispute this information. The Court held that the filing of the FIR rendered the petition infructuous. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as it had become infructuous.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition becomes infructuous when an FIR has already been lodged in the matter
Subjects
- writ petition
- infructuous
- FIR
- dismissal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 35393 of 2026
Smt Kajal Singh And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashish Pandey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 75
HON'BLE DR. GAUTAM CHOWDHARY, J.
1. At the very outset, learned Counsel for the petitioner has been informed
that in the instant case an F.I.R. has already been lodged, the instant petition
has become infructuous.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners could not dispute the aforesaid
submissions made by learned Standing Counsel.
3. In view of above, the instant petition has become infructuous and is
dismissed as having become infructuous.
(Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.)
September 8, 2026
S.Ali
Digitally signed by :-
SHAUKAT ALI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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