High Court of Gujarat

UMA DEVI SELVARAJversusINSPECTOR OF POLICE, NILAMBAUG POLICE STATION, BHAVNAGAR

Decided: 5 March 2026
Disposal: 37-DISMISSED FOR DEFAULT @ ADMISSION
Bench: ANIRUDDHA P MAYEE

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Uma Devi Selvaraj, filed a Special Civil Application before the High Court of Gujarat. The petitioner’s counsel repeatedly sought adjournments and failed to appear on the scheduled dates. On the last date of hearing, the petitioner did not appear when the matter was called out, leading to another adjournment. The same occurred on the subsequent date, with the petitioner again absent. The Court, noting the continuous non-appearance and lack of prosecution, dismissed the petition for non-prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.

Issues considered

Whether the petition should be dismissed for non-prosecution due to the petitioner’s repeated failure to appear before the Court?

Subjects

civil procedure
non-prosecution
dismissal
special civil application
court adjournment

Judgment

          C/SCA/1288/2025                                                                  ORDER DATED: 05/03/2026




                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

                     R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1288 of 2025

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                      UMA DEVI SELVARAJ
                            Versus
 INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NILAMBAUG POLICE STATION, BHAVNAGAR &
                            ORS.
 ==========================================================
 Appearance:
 MR S R RATHOD(13626) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1
 MR AMAR N BHATT(160) for the Respondent(s) No. 2,4
 MR NAHUH H PATEL(10530) for the Respondent(s) No. 3
 ==========================================================

    CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE

                                                    Date : 05/03/2026

                                                      ORAL ORDER


            This Special Civil Application is being adjourned from first
 date of hearing continuously either at the request of learned
 advocate for the petitioner or in view of sick-note or leave-note
 filed by the learned advocate for the petitioner. On the last date
 of hearing, none appeared for the petitioner when the matter was
 called out. The writ petition was accordingly adjourned for today.
            Today also, when the matter is called out, none appears for
 the petitioner. Dismissed for non-prosecution.



                                                                                   (ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE, J.)
 KAUSHIK D. CHAUHAN
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: KAUSHIKKUMAR DINESHCHANDRA CHAUHAN(HC00197), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 05/03/2026 17:39:29




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