Allahabad High Court
SMT. KAMLA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF UP AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- DEEPAK VERMA
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners, Smt. Kamla and another, filed a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution seeking judicial review of a lower court order. The petition was listed before the Allahabad High Court and counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Vindesh Kumar, appeared. The court noted that, according to the office report, the petitioners' counsel had not taken any step to prosecute the petition. Consequently, the court held that the petition could not be allowed to remain pending. The petition was therefore dismissed for want of prosecution. No merits of the underlying dispute were examined.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a petition remains unprosecuted despite being listed before the High Court?
Subjects
- Article 227
- want of prosecution
- petition dismissal
- High Court procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 4917 of 2025
Smt. Kamla And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vindesh Kumar
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 74
HON'BLE DEEPAK VERMA, J.
Case called out in the revised list. None appears to press this petition.
Learned AGA is present.
As per office report, step has not been taken by the petitioners' counsel.
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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