Allahabad High Court
VIKAS SRIVASTAVA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
Vikas Srivastava and another filed a habeas corpus petition (No. 912 of 2025) before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State of Uttar Pradesh and three others. The petition was listed on 23 June 2026 and again on 8 September 2026, but no counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioners on either date. The court observed that the petitioners appeared uninterested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution. The dismissal was ordered by Justice Sandeep Jain on 8 September 2026.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a habeas corpus petition is not pursued by the petitioner and no counsel appears before the court?
Subjects
- habeas corpus
- want of prosecution
- petition dismissal
- procedural default
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. - 912 of 2025
Vikas Srivastava And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Surendra Prasad Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 73
HON'BLE SANDEEP JAIN, J.
Case called out in the revised list. None appears on behalf of the petitioner to
press this habeas corpus petition.
On the previous date, i.e. 23.06.2026, also, none had appeared on behalf of
the petitioner. It appears that the petitioner is not interested in pursuing the
matter any further.
In view of the above, the instant habeas corpus petition is dismissed for want
of prosecution.
(Sandeep Jain,J.)
September 8, 2026
Mayank
Digitally signed by :-
MAYANK KUMAR SHARMA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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