Allahabad High Court
PAWAN SINGH AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- DEEPAK VERMA
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution due to the petitioners' failure to appear.
Summary
The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution before the Allahabad High Court. The petition was listed but the petitioners failed to appear before the court. The respondent's counsel was present and ready to argue. The court observed that the petitioners had not prosecuted the petition. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for want of prosecution when the petitioners fail to appear before the court
Subjects
- Article 227
- writ petition
- dismissal for want of prosecution
- procedural default
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 4140 of 2025
Pawan Singh And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anil Kumar, Law Kumar Pandey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Jai Prakash Singh, Sangeeta
Singh
Court No. - 74
HON'BLE DEEPAK VERMA, J.
Case called out in the revised list. None appears for the petitioners to
press this petition.
Respondent's counsel is present.
Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
(Deepak Verma,J.)
September 8, 2026
Nitin Verma
Digitally signed by :-
NITIN KUMAR VERMA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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