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Surya Pal Singh v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Allahabad HC17 Feb 2026WRIC/6445/2026

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What is this about?

Allahabad High Court; WRIT - C No. - 6445 of 2026; Surya Pal Singh v. State of U.P. and 4 Others; order dated February 17, 2026; election nomination irregularity; representation/application dated 22nd January, 2026; election result declared 27th January, 2026; co-ordinate Bench order dated 4th February, 2026; remedy by election petition (counsel's submission); petitioner unrepresented in revised call; direction to communicate website copy and file acknowledgement; listed fresh on 11th March, 2026; dismissal warning if petitioner unrepresented.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition listed as fresh on 11th March, 2026; respondent's counsel to communicate website copy of the order to the petitioner's advocate and file the acknowledgement on the adjourned date; petition to be dismissed if the petitioner goes unrepresented. ¶12

Surya Pal Singh vs State of U.P. and 4 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner is entitled to consideration of his representation/application dated 22nd January, 2026 alleging irregularity in nomination, the election having concluded and its result declared.

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Ratio / Principle

The Court directed respondent's counsel to communicate the website copy of the order to the learned advocate for the petitioner and file the acknowledgement on the adjourned date, and made clear that in the event the petitioner goes unrepresented, the writ petition will be dismissed.

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Key takeaways

The Court recorded its observation that the election is over and the result declared; no ruling was made on the merits or on the submission that the remedy is by way of election petition.obiter¶8

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court, Court No. 29 (Arindam Sinha and Satya Veer Singh, JJ.), order dated February 17, 2026 in Writ - C No. - 6445 of 2026, Surya Pal Singh v. State of U.P. and 4 Others. None appeared for the petitioner in revised call. Mr. Narendra Kumar Giri, learned advocate for respondent nos.3 and 4, handed up an order dated 4th February, 2026 of a co-ordinate Bench, submitting that the election in question was over, the result was declared on 27th January, 2026, and the petitioner's remedy, if any, was by way of election petition. The petitioner sought, inter alia, consideration of his representation/application dated 22nd January, 2026 alleging irregularity in nomination; the Court observed that the election was over and the result declared. The Court directed Mr. Giri to communicate the website copy of the order to the petitioner's advocate and file the acknowledgement on the adjourned date, made clear that if the petitioner goes unrepresented the writ petition will be dismissed, and listed the matter as fresh on 11th March, 2026. Interlocutory order only; no decision on merits.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

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WRIT - C No. - 6445 of 2026

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Surya Pal Singh

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	Versus .....Petitioner(s)
State Of U.P. And 4 Others	.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Arvind Kumar Srivastava, Bhaju Ram Pprasad Sharma
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: C.S.C., Narendra Kumar Giri
Court No.- 29

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HON'BLE ARINDAM SINHA, J. HON'BLE SATYA VEER SINGH, J.

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None appears on behalf of petitioner in revised call.

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Mr. Narendra Kumar Giri, learned advocate appears on behalf of respondent nos.3 and 4. He hands up order dated 4th February, 2026 of co-ordinate Bench on submission, the election in question is over and election result was also declared on 27th January, 2026. Remedy, if any of petitioner, is by way of election petition. The writ petition be dismissed. Mr. Ashim Mukherjee, learned advocate, Standing Counsel appears on behalf of State.

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Petitioner seeks, inter alia, consideration of his representation/application dated 22nd January, 2026 alleging irregularity in nomination. It appears the election is over and result declared.

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Mr. Giri is requested to communicate website copy of this order to learned advocate for petitioner and file the acknowledgement on adjourned date. It is made clear, in event petitioner goes unrepresented, the writ petition will be dismissed.

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WRIC No. 6445 of 2026

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