Patna High Court

Shambhu Prasad Santhaliya and OrsversusSanjay Kumar Santhaliya and Ors

Decided: 16 March 2026
Disposal: DISMISS FOR NON-PROSECUTION
Bench: S B P SINGH

Holding

The application is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The petitioners, members of the Santhaliya family, filed an application against the respondents, also members of the Santhaliya family, in the Patna High Court. The matter was listed repeatedly, resulting in nineteen adjournments. No party appeared before the court on the date of hearing. The court observed that the application had not been prosecuted. Consequently, the court dismissed the application for want of prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether the application should be dismissed for want of prosecution after repeated adjournments and no appearance

Subjects

civil procedure
adjournment
dismissal for want of prosecution
high court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                       CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION No.1359 of 2019
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            1.     Shambhu Prasad Santhaliya and Ors son of Late Debi Prasad Santhaliya
            2.    Ajay Kumar Santhaliya, son of Shambhu Prasad Santhaliya
            3.    Alok Kumar Santhaliya, son of Shambhu Prasad Santhaliya
            4.    Deb Raj Santhaliya, son of Ajay Kumar Santhaliya (Minor) minor through
                  his father and natural guardian petitioner No. 2 All residents of Kahalgaon
                  Town, Police Station- Kahalgaon, District- Bhagalpur.

                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
            1.    Sanjay Kumar Santhaliya
            2.    Rajeev Kumar Santhaliya
            3.    Ritesh Kumar Santhaliya All sons of Late Gauri Prasad Santhaliya,
            4.    Nidhi Kumari Santhaliya, daughter of Late Gauri Prasad Santhaliya, All
                  Resident of Nadia Tola, Kahalgaon Town, Police Station- Kahalgaon,
                  District- Bhagalpur.

                                                            ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :     Mr.Praveen Kumar
                  For the Respondent/s   :     Mr.Yogendra Tiwari
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH
                                        ORAL ORDER

21   16-03-2026                    None appears. Altogether nineteen adjournments

                    have been taken in this case.

                                2 This application is dismissed for want of

                    prosecution.


                                             (S. B. Pd. Singh, J)

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