Jagdish Verma v. State of U.P. Thru. Distt. Collector and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Non-prosecution / withdrawal of writ petition; dismissal as not pressed; liberty to institute fresh proceedings; protection that future proceeding be decided on merit uninfluenced by dismissal order. Parties: Jagdish Verma v. State of U.P. through District Collector and 2 others. Case: WRIT - C No. 9702 of 2025, Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 17. Judge: Subhash Vidyarthi, J. Date: October 13, 2025. Advocates: Girijesh Sharan Srivastava (petitioner); C.S.C. / Suneel Kumar Khare (respondents). Procedural utility only — useful for the proposition that dismissal as not pressed leaves the petitioner free to agitate grievances afresh before the appropriate forum; no merits or precedent value on substance.
What did the court decide?
None on merits; writ petition dismissed as not pressed with liberty that any fresh proceeding before the appropriate forum be decided on merit uninfluenced by this order.