Allahabad High Court
SHRI MAN SINGHversusSMT. GURMEET KAUR
- Decided
- Bench
- Y K SRIVASTAVA
Holding
The court held that a delay condonation application cannot be entertained without the applicant’s presence, leading to the dismissal of the revision.
Summary
The petitioners filed a revision seeking condonation of delay in a pending application. The revisionist, Shri Man Singh, was represented by counsel Rajesh Gupta. No appearance was made by the revisionist to press the application before the High Court. The court observed that the delay condonation application could not be entertained due to lack of prosecution. Consequently, the court rejected the condonation application and dismissed the revision. The judgment was delivered by Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava on September 15, 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether a delay condonation application can be entertained in the absence of the applicant's appearance
- Whether the revision petition should be dismissed for want of prosecution
Subjects
- revision
- condonation of delay
- civil procedure
- prosecution
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
S.C.C. REVISION DEFECTIVE No. - 156 of 2015
Shri Man Singh
.....Revisionist(s)
Versus
Smt. Gurmeet Kaur
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Revisionist(s) : Rajesh Gupta
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Nand Lal Yadav, Prem Chandra
Court No. - 35
HON'BLE DR. YOGENDRA KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J.
(Re: Delay Condonation Application No.234507 of 2015)
Case called out in the revised list.
None appears for the applicant-revisionist to press the application.
Delay condonation application is, accordingly, rejected for want of
prosecution.
Consequently, the revision stands dismissed.
(Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J.)
September 15, 2026
RKK/-
Digitally signed by :-
RAJ KUMAR KANNAUJIA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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