Dismissed¶¶12
Durgesh Singh v. District Magistrate Ghaziabad / District Election Registration Officer and 2 Others
Allahabad HCWRIA/17285/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, WRIT - A, single judge (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, J.), decided November 18, 2025. Writ petitions (with connected Writ-A No. 17286 of 2025) dismissed on learned counsel's concession that affidavits were sworn by an incompetent deponent; deponent warned that such affidavits may attract strict orders including heavy cost. Respondents included District Magistrate Ghaziabad / District Election Registration Officer; no statute or precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
The writ petitions are dismissed as prayed for by learned counsel, who conceded that the affidavits were sworn by a person who is not competent. ¶¶12