Allahabad High Court
SIDDHARTH SHANKAR SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as defective for not stating a clear relief or cause of action.
Summary
The petitioner, Siddharth Shankar Singh, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State of U.P. and four others. The petition was examined and found to be defective because it did not specify the relief sought nor clearly identify a cause of action. The Court observed that the petition lacked the essential elements required for a writ petition to be entertained. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition as defective, but granted the petitioner liberty to file a fresh and proper petition. No substantive merits of the case were considered.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition is maintainable when it fails to specify the relief sought and does not clearly state a cause of action
Subjects
- writ petition
- procedural defect
- dismissal
- cause of action
- relief not specified
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT TAX No. - 2415 of 2026
Siddharth Shankar Singh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Muqeem Ahmad, Mushtaq Ahmad,
Naman Agrawal
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 3
HON'BLE SAUMITRA DAYAL SINGH, J.
HON'BLE SWARUPAMA CHATURVEDI, J.
1. List revised. None appears to press the petition on behalf of the
petitioner whereas learned Standing Counsel is present.
2. At present, petition appears to be defective inasmuch as the relief is not
clear and cause of action has also not been clearly identified.
3. Accordingly, present petition is dismissed as defective with liberty to
the petitioner to file a fresh/proper petition.
(Swarupama Chaturvedi,J.) (Saumitra Dayal Singh,J.)
May 5, 2026
Prakhar
Digitally signed by :-
PRAKHAR SRIVASTAVA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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