Allahabad High Court
DEV SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
A writ petition is liable to be dismissed for want of prosecution if the petitioner does not appear before the Court.
Summary
Dev Singh filed Criminal Miscellaneous Writ Petition No. 15891 of 2025 before the Allahabad High Court challenging the actions of the State of U.P. and three others. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner, while the learned Additional Government Advocate for the State was present. The Court observed that a writ petition cannot proceed without prosecution. Accordingly, the petition was dismissed for want of prosecution and any interim order previously granted was vacated. The order was pronounced on 29 September 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for want of prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear before the Court
Subjects
- writ petition
- criminal miscellaneous
- want of prosecution
- interim order vacated
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 15891 of 2025
Dev Singh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sudhir Kumar Tiwari
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
petitioner 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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