Allahabad High Court
DUJAI RAM AND 5 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. HOME GOVT. LKO AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed/Partly Allowed on merits/Granted
- Bench
- BRIJ RAJ SINGH
Holding
The petition was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The applicants, Dujai Ram and five others, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief against the State of Uttar Pradesh and other respondents. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicants to pursue the petition, although the State's standing counsel and counsel for the opposite party were present. The High Court observed the lack of prosecution by the applicants and dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution. Consequently, any interim relief that had been granted was vacated. The order was pronounced by Justice Om Prakash Shukla on 23 July 2024.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition under Section 482 can proceed in the absence of the applicant's representation or prosecution
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
Subjects
- Criminal Procedure
- Section 482
- Writ Petition
- Dismissal for Want of Prosecution
- Interim Order Vacated
Judgment
Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:49655
Court No. - 30
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 3029 of 2024
Applicant :- Dujai Ram And 5 Others
Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home
Govt. Lko And 3 Others
Counsel for Applicant :- Kirti Arya,Bajhul Quamar
Siddiqui,Bhavana
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Prabh Jot Kaur
Hon'ble Om Prakash Shukla,J.
1. Case called out in the revised list.
2. None appears on behalf of the applicants to press this
petition. However, learned Standing Counsel for the State-
respondent and learned counsel for opposite party are present.
3. The instant writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed for want
of prosecution.
4. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
(Om Prakash Shukla, J.)
Order Date :- 23.7.2024
Arnima
Digitally signed by :-
ARNIMA SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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