Allahabad High Court
INDRA MOHAN GAUTAM 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 in the Allahabad High Court but failed to appear before the bench. The State's Additional Government Advocate was present. The Court noted the absence of the petitioners' counsel and dismissed the petition for want of prosecution. Consequently, any interim relief previously granted was vacated. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition can proceed in the absence of the petitioners' counsel and without any prosecution.
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- interim order vacated
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 13619 of 2025
Indra Mohan Gautam And 6 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Jitendra Kumar, Keshav Hari Dixit,
Purushottam Dixit
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 48
HON'BLE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J.
HON'BLE TARUN SAXENA, J.
1. Case called out in the revised list. None appeared on behalf of the
petitioners to address the Court, however, learned A.G.A. for the
State is present.
2. In view of the above, the instant writ petition is dismissed for want
of prosecution.
3. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
(Tarun Saxena,J.) (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.)
September 29, 2026
Saurabh
Digitally signed by :-
SAURABH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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