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Allahabad High Court

CHANDER SEN RATHOREversusSRI ANIL KUMAR, REGIOANL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN, BAREILLY

Decided
Disposal
DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS

Holding

The application was dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The applicant, Chander Sen Rathore, filed a civil contempt application before the Allahabad High Court. No counsel appeared for the applicant and no request for adjournment was made. The court noted the absence of representation and the lack of any request to postpone the hearing. Accordingly, the court dismissed the application for want of prosecution. The notice, if any, was discharged.

Issues considered

  • Whether a contempt application can be dismissed for want of prosecution when the applicant's counsel is absent and no adjournment is sought

Subjects

  • contempt
  • dismissal
  • want of prosecution
  • procedural default
  • civil contempt
  • high court

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                            LUCKNOW
                                                CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 808 of 2025

                                     Chander Sen Rathore
                                                                                                 .....Applicant(s)
                                                                       Versus

                                     Sri Anil Kumar, Regioanl Provident Fund
                                     Commissioner, Bhavishya Nidhi Bhavan, Bareilly                 .....Opposite
                                                                                                          Party(s)

                                     Counsel for Applicant(s)                   :   Salik Ram Yadav
                                     Counsel for Opposite Party(s)              :   Akhilesh Pratap Singh

                                    Court No. - 8
                                                        HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR, J.

                                    Case has been called out in the revised list.

                                    Neither the learned counsel for the applicant is present nor any request
                                    has been made on his behalf to adjourn the case.

                                    In view of the aforesaid, the present case is dismissed for want of
                                    prosecution.

                                    Notice issued, if any, stands discharged.



                                                                                             (Manish Kumar,J.)
                                    November 25, 2025
                                    Ashish




Digitally signed by :-
ASHISH MISHRA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench


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