Allahabad High Court

ACHYUTANAND SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS

Decided: 17 September 2026
Bench: ARUN BHANSALI KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Achyutanand Singh, filed a writ petition (Writ-C No. 7250 of 2009) which the court ordered to be connected with two earlier writ petitions, Chhotey Lal Verma v. State of U.P. (Writ-C No. 45382 of 2008) and Virendra Pathak v. State of U.P. (Writ-C No. 62361 of 2008). The first connected petition was dismissed on merits on 6 July 2011, and the second was dismissed for want of prosecution on 20 November 2018. No representative appeared for the petitioner, and it was observed that the petitioner had lost interest in pursuing the case. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition for non‑prosecution. The dismissal was ordered by the Chief Justice’s Court of the Allahabad High Court on 18 September 2026.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate course of action when a petitioner shows no interest and fails to prosecute a writ petition?

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
connection of cases
Allahabad High Court

Judgment

                                                   HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                               WRIT - C No. - 7250 of 2009

                                    Achyutanand Singh
                                                                                                     .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                         Versus

                                    State of U.P. and others
                                                                                                  .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)             :   Parvez Iqbal Ansari
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)             :   Rajiv Singh (S.C.), Anuj Kumar

                                    Chief Justice's Court
                                                    HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE
                                                    HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J.

                                    1. None is present for the petitioner.

                                    2. By order dated 16.03.2009, the present petition was ordered to be
                                    connected with Writ-C No. 45382 of 2008 (Chhotey Lal Verma Vs. State
                                    of U.P. and others) and Writ-C No. 62361 of 2008 (Virendra Pathak Vs.
                                    State of U.P. and others). Writ-C No. 45382 of 2008 stands dismissed by
                                    order dated 06 July 2011 by a Coordinate Bench of this Court, on merits
                                    and Writ-C No. 62361 of 2008 has been dismissed for want of
                                    prosecution on 20 November 2018.

                                    3. It appears that the petitioner has lost interest in this petition.

                                    4. Consequently, the petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.



                                                                   (Kshitij Shailendra, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ)
                                    September 18, 2026
                                    AHA/Jyotsana




Digitally signed by :-
AFZAL HUSAIN ABBASI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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