Allahabad High Court
A.R. ENTERPRISES THRU. ITS PROPRIETOR SAIYYAD NADEEM SHAHID ALIAS NADEEM ALIversusSTATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. HOME CIVIL SECTT. LKO AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dismissed on merits/Rejected
- Bench
- BRIJ RAJ SINGH
Holding
The application under Section 482 was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
A.R. Enterprises, through its proprietor, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief against the State of Uttar Pradesh and another party. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicant, while counsel for the opposite party was present. The High Court observed that there was no one to press the application and therefore dismissed it for want of prosecution. Consequently, any interim order that had been granted was vacated. The matter was then consigned to the record room.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when an application under Section 482 is filed but the applicant’s counsel is absent?
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
Subjects
- Criminal Procedure Code
- Section 482
- Inherent powers of High Court
- Dismissal for want of prosecution
- Interim order vacated
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 4142 of 2024
A.R. Enterprises Thru. Its Proprietor Saiyyad
Nadeem Shahid Alias Nadeem Ali .....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Civil
Sectt. Lko And Another .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Suresh Chandra Shukla
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Prakhar Misra, Vaibhav Shukla
Court No. - 16
HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J.
Case called out in the revised list.
None is present for the applicant to press this application.
Sri Vaibhav Shukla, Advocate, is present for the opposite party No. 2.
In view of the above, the application is dismissed for want of
prosecution. Interim order, if any, is hereby vacated.
Consign to record-room.
(Brij Raj Singh,J.)
December 4, 2025
A.Nigam
Digitally signed by :-
ANUJ NIGAM
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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