Allahabad High Court
DEV MOHAN KHANNA AND 6 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition before the Allahabad High Court but failed to appear for the hearing, even after the list was revised. The learned Additional Government Advocate appeared for the State respondents. Since the petitioners did not prosecute the petition, the Court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution. The interim order, if any, was discharged. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for want of prosecution when the petitioners fail to appear before the Court
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- civil procedure
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 13066 of 2025
Dev Mohan Khanna And 6 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mehul Khare, Saurabh Kesarwani
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 48
HON'BLE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J.
HON'BLE TARUN SAXENA, J.
1. List has been revised.
2. None appeared on behalf of the petitioners even in the revised call
whereas learned AGA appearing for the State-respondents is present.
3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
4. Interim order, if any, stands discharged.
(Tarun Saxena,J.) (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.)
September 29, 2026
Prajapati RK
Digitally signed by :-
RAMKESH PRAJAPATI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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