Allahabad High Court
RATAN SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA
Holding
The petition was dismissed as not pressed.
Summary
Petitioner Ratan Singh filed a writ petition (Writ‑C No. 38529 of 2026) before the Allahabad High Court. During the pendency of the petition, an order was passed in the matter, and the petitioner, through counsel Shri Deep Agnihotri, indicated that he no longer wished to pursue the writ. The court accepted the withdrawal and dismissed the petition on the ground that it was not pressed. No substantive merits of the writ were considered. The dismissal was procedural, reflecting the petitioner’s election to abandon the relief sought.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition can be dismissed when the petitioner elects not to press it after an intervening order.
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- procedural dismissal
- high court
- Allahabad
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 38529 of 2026
Ratan Singh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and 3 others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Brajesh Kumar, Shahenshah Akhtar
Khan
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Sher Bahadur Singh
Court No. - 4
HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J.
1. Shri Deep Agnihotri, Advocate holding brief of Shri S.A. Khan,
counsel for the petitioner submits that some order has been passed during
pendency of the writ petition and, therefore, the petitioner does not want
to press the writ petition.
2. In view of the submissions made, the petition is dismissed as not
pressed.
(Kshitij Shailendra,J.)
September 23, 2026
Jyotsana
Digitally signed by :-
JYOTSANA SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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