Allahabad High Court
SHRI CHAITANYA ARUN PURIversusADDL. DISTRICT JUDGE AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
A criminal miscellaneous writ petition (No. 11546 of 2014) was filed before the Allahabad High Court. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner to prosecute the petition. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution and vacated any interim order that may have been in force. No substantive merits of the petition were considered. The dismissal was pronounced by Justice Sandeep Jain on 18 September 2026.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a petitioner fails to appear or prosecute a writ petition before the High Court?
Subjects
- writ petition
- procedural dismissal
- want of prosecution
- interim order vacated
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 11546 of 2014
Shri Chaitanya Arun Puri
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Addl. District Judge And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anil Kumar Aditya, Anil Kumar
Dhaka, P.K. Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Aarushi Khare, Govt. Advocate, Ishan
Khare, R.K. Mishra, Rama Goel
Bansal, Shalini Goel, Swapnil.Kumar.
Court No. - 73
HON'BLE SANDEEP JAIN, J.
1. List has been revised. None appears on behalf of the petitioner to press the
instant writ petition.
2. Accordingly, the instant petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
3. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
(Sandeep Jain,J.)
September 18, 2026
Jitendra
Digitally signed by :-
JITENDRA KUMAR PATEL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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