Virendra Pratap Singh v. State of U.P. and 6 Others
Delay and laches – writ petition dismissed
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Court No. 5, WRIT - A No. 1830 of 2025, order dated 13.2.2025, Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:20615, decided by Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot, J. Virendra Pratap Singh v. State of U.P. and 6 others: writ petition dismissed on the ground of delay and laches; amounts had been recovered from the petitioner pursuant to an order dated 16.12.2020 which was never assailed; petitioner approached after a long delay without showing good cause. No statute or precedent cited; no monetary figure quantified in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches; the petitioner approached the Court after a long delay, showed no good cause for the delay, and had not assailed the order dated 16.12.2020 under which the amounts were recovered. ¶8