Allahabad High Court
REGIONAL MANAGER U.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPN. AND OTHERSversusSMT. USHA RANI AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dismiss other than merit(DD/Non Prosec./Abated)
- Bench
- CHAWAN PRAKASH
Holding
The appeal is dismissed for want of steps.
Summary
The Regional Manager of the U.P. State Road Transport Corporation and others filed a first appeal against order No. 102 of 2010 before the Allahabad High Court, with the respondents being Smt. Usha Rani and others. The appellant was represented by counsel Rahul Anand Gaur, while the respondents were represented by Rahul Singh, Pankaj Tripathi and Sanjay Tripathi. The court noted that the appellant's counsel had not taken any steps to advance the appeal. Consequently, the court held that the appeal could not proceed due to procedural inaction. The appeal was therefore dismissed for want of steps on 24 July 2023.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate consequence when an appellant fails to take any steps to prosecute an appeal?
Subjects
- procedural default
- appeal dismissal
- high court
- civil procedure
- non‑compliance
Judgment
Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:150410
Court No. - 2
Case :- FIRST APPEAL FROM ORDER No. - 102 of 2010
Appellant :- Regional Manager U.P. State Road Transport Corpn.
And Others
Respondent :- Smt. Usha Rani And Others
Counsel for Appellant :- Rahul Anand Gaur
Counsel for Respondent :- Rahul Singh,Pankaj Tripathi,Sanjay
Tripathi
Hon'ble Saral Srivastava,J.
The appeal is listed under Chapter XII Rule 4 of the Allahabad
High Court Rules.
Learned counsel for the appellant has not taken steps.
The appeal is dismissed for want of steps.
Order Date :- 24.7.2023
Sattyarth
Digitally signed by :-
SATTYARTH ANAND
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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