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Allahabad High Court

SMT UMESH SHARMAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Decided

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, allowing the petitioner to re‑file a fresh petition.

Summary

The petitioner, Smt. Umesh Sharma, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court and subsequently sought to withdraw it, intending to file a fresh petition with the correct parties. The respondent State of U.P. and two other respondents, through their counsel, raised no objection to the withdrawal. The Court considered the petitioner's request and the lack of opposition. Accordingly, the Court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, granting the petitioner liberty to re‑file. No substantive merits of the original petition were addressed.

Issues considered

  • What is the appropriate procedure for withdrawing a writ petition before the High Court?

Subjects

  • withdrawal of writ petition
  • high court procedure
  • civil procedure code
  • petition dismissed

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                           WRIT - C No. - 35705 of 2026

                                    Smt Umesh Sharma
                                                                                             .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                       Versus

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

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)       : Dinesh Kumar Tiwari, Sudhanshu
                                                                      Pratap Singh
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)       : C.S.C., Vinayak Nath Singh

                                    Court No. - 29
                                                     HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J.
                                                     HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.

                                    1. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays to withdraw the present writ
                                    petition and file afresh with writ petition impleading proper parties.

                                    2. Sri Vinayak Nath Singh, learned counsel for the respondent Nos.2 & 3
                                    and learned Standing Counsel have no objection to the withdrawal of the
                                    writ petition.

                                    3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty
                                    as prayed for.



                                                                (Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.)
                                    September 16, 2026
                                    Rakesh




Digitally signed by :-
RAKESH MEHTA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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