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Patna High Court

Baleshwar Prasad @ Baleshwar Prasad YadavversusYogendra Rai

Decided
Disposal
DISMISS FOR NON-PROSECUTION

Holding

The appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution.

Summary

The appellants, a group of ten individuals from Habibpur, filed a first appeal (No.112 of 2024) against Yogendra Rai. No counsel appeared for either side on the scheduled hearing dates of 08-04-2026 and 15-04-2026. The court observed that the appellants had shown no interest in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the bench held that the appeal could not be proceeded with due to lack of prosecution. The appeal was therefore dismissed.

Issues considered

  • Whether an appeal may be dismissed for non-prosecution when no party appears before the court

Subjects

  • appeal
  • non-prosecution
  • dismissal
  • procedural law
  • high court

Judgment

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                      FIRST APPEAL No.112 of 2024
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           1.     Baleshwar Prasad @ Baleshwar Prasad Yadav Son of Shri Deoki Rai
                  Resident of Village- Habibpur, P.O.- Jat Dumari, P.S.- Punpun, District-
                  Patna.
           2.    Nageshwar Yadav @ Nageshwar Prasad Yadav Son of Shri Deoki Rai
                 Resident of Village- Habibpur, P.O.- Jat Dumari, P.S.- Punpun, District-
                 Patna.
           3.    Urmila Devi Resident of Village- Habibpur, P.O.- Jat Dumari, P.S.- Punpun,
                 District- Patna.
           4.    Shailendra Prasad @ Shailendra Prasad Yadav Son of Sri Deoki Rai
                 Resident of Village- Habibpur, P.O.- Jat Dumari, P.S.- Punpun, District-
                 Patna.
           5.    Ranjeet Kumar Son of Baleshwar Prasad Resident of Village- Habibpur,
                 P.O.- Jat Dumari, P.S.- Punpun, District- Patna.
           6.    Sujeet Kumar Son of Shri Baleshwar Yadav Resident of Village- Habibpur,
                 P.O.- Jat Dumari, P.S.- Punpun, District- Patna.
           7.    Kapoor Son of Baleshwar Prasad Resident of Village- Habibpur, P.O.- Jat
                 Dumari, P.S.- Punpun, District- Patna.
           8.    Johar Son of Baleshwar Prasad Resident of Village- Habibpur, P.O.- Jat
                 Dumari, P.S.- Punpun, District- Patna.
           9.    Sanjeev Kumar Son of Late Surendra Prasad Resident of Village- Habibpur,
                 P.O.- Jat Dumari, P.S.- Punpun, District- Patna.
           10. Karna Kumar Son of Late Surendra Prasad Resident of Village- Habibpur,
               P.O.- Jat Dumari, P.S.- Punpun, District- Patna.

                                                                          ... ... Appellant/s
                                                     Versus
                 Yogendra Rai Son of Sri Mundrika Rai Resident of Village- Habibpur, P.O.-
                 Jat Dumari, P.S.- Punpun, District- Patna.

                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Appellant/s    :     None
                 For the Respondent/s   :     None
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH
                 MISHRA
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   15-04-2026                  None appears on behalf of either of the parties.

                               2. Even on the last occasion i.e. on 08.04.2026, no one

                   had appeared on behalf of the appellant. It appears that the

                   appellants have lost interest in pursuing the matter.
             Patna High Court FA No.112 of 2024(3) dt.15-04-2026
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                                    3. In view of the above, the appeal is dismissed for

                       non-prosecution.



                                                                   (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)
Rajorshi/-

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