Allahabad High Court

ARCHANA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Decided: 8 September 2026
Bench: GAUTAM CHOWDHARY

Holding

The petition was dismissed as it was not maintainable because it was filed with a single affidavit and not a proper pleading.

Summary

Petitioners Archana and another filed a writ petition seeking a permanent injunction restraining the respondents, the State of U.P. and three others, from interfering in their live‑in relationship and requesting police protection. The petition was supported only by a single affidavit and lacked a proper pleading. Respondents argued that the petition was not maintainable for this reason. The Court examined the filing and held that a petition filed solely on an affidavit is not a valid writ petition. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for lack of maintainability.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition filed with only a single affidavit and without a proper pleading is maintainable.
Whether a permanent injunction can be granted to protect a live‑in relationship in the absence of a maintainable petition.

Subjects

live-in relationship
injunction
writ petition
maintainability
affidavit
permanent injunction

Judgment

                                                HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                                  WRIT - C No. - 35692 of 2026

                                    Archana And Another
                                                                                                             .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                               Versus

                                    State Of U.P. And 3 Others
                                                                                                          .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)                            :    Jata Shankar Pandey
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)                            :    C.S.C.

                                    Court No. - 75
                                                     HON'BLE DR. GAUTAM CHOWDHARY, J.

                                    1. याचीगण के विद्वान अधिवक्ता एवं विद्वान सी.एस.सी. को सुना एवं पत्रावली का परिशीलन
                                    किया।

                                    2. याचीगण की ओर से इस याचिका के माध्यम से एक परमादेश रिट जारी करने की मांग कर रहे
                                    हैं, जिसमें प्रत्युत्तरदातागण को लिव-इन-रिलेशनशिप जीवन-निर्हवहन में याचिकाकर्ताओं के
                                    शांतिपूर्ण जीवन में हस्तक्षेप न करने का निर्देश दिया जाए एवं संबंधित अधिकारियों को यह निर्देश
                                    देने की मांग की गयी है कि वे याचीगण को सुरक्षा प्रदान करें।

                                    3. विद्वान सी.एस.सी. ने तर्क प्रस्तुत किया गया कि इस याचिका को एकल शपथ-पत्र के साथ
                                    प्रस्तुत किया गया है, जो पोषणीय नहीं है।

                                    4. उपर्युक्त तथ्यों के दृष्टिगत याचिका पोषणीय न होने के कारण निरस्त किया जाता है।



                                                                                             (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.)
                                    September 9, 2026
                                    CP.sahani




Digitally signed by :-
CHANDRA PRAKASH SAHANI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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