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Allahabad High Court

VINAY KUMARversusSTATE OF UP AND 2 OTHERS

Decided

Holding

The petition was dismissed as not pressed, with liberty granted to the petitioner to file a fresh petition.

Summary

The petitioner filed a writ petition which the Court found to be not pressed. After hearing, the petitioner’s counsel requested dismissal of the petition with liberty to file a fresh petition. The Court allowed the prayer, dismissing the petition as not pressed and granting the liberty to file a new petition. The certified copy of the order was to be returned to the petitioner’s counsel after a photocopy was retained. No substantive merits of the original petition were addressed.

Issues considered

  • Whether the writ petition was pressed and therefore maintainable

Subjects

  • writ petition
  • dismissal
  • not pressed
  • fresh petition
  • Allahabad High Court

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                            WRIT - C No. - 7662 of 2026

                                    Vinay Kumar
                                                                                                .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                       Versus

                                    State Of Up And 2 Others
                                                                                              .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)         : Km. Madhubala, Mithilesh Kumar
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)         : C.S.C.

                                    Court No. - 6
                                                        HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.

                                    1. After some arguments, a prayer has been made by the counsel for the
                                    petitioner to dismiss the present petition as not pressed with liberty to the
                                    petitioner to file a fresh petition.

                                    2. Prayer is allowed.

                                    3. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as
                                    prayed.

                                    4. Certified copy of order which is appended along-with the petition,
                                    office is directed to return the same to the learned counsel for the
                                    petitioner, after keeping the photocopy of the same.



                                                                                             (Prakash Padia,J.)
                                    March 18, 2026
                                    Swati




Digitally signed by :-
SWATI PATHAK
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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