Allahabad High Court
C/M SARDAR PATEL SMARAK INTER COLLEGE and ANR.versusSTATE OF U.P.THROU PRIN.SECY.SECONDARY EDU.LKO.AND ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dismiss other than merit(DD/Non Prosec./Abated)
Holding
An appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution if the appellant fails to appear or present counsel to press the appeal.
Summary
The appellant, C/M Sardar Patel Smarak Inter College and others, filed a special appeal (No. 103 of 2016) before the Allahabad High Court against the State of Uttar Pradesh and others. The appeal was scheduled to be heard before a bench comprising Hon'ble Justice Rajan Roy and Hon'ble Justice Manjive Shukla. No counsel appeared on behalf of the appellant to press the appeal. The court observed that the appellant had failed to prosecute the appeal. Consequently, the bench dismissed the appeal for want of prosecution, as per procedural requirements. The dismissal was recorded on September 8, 2025.
Issues considered
- Whether an appeal can be dismissed for want of prosecution when no counsel appears for the appellant
Subjects
- appeal
- procedural law
- want of prosecution
- high court
- civil procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
SPECIAL APPEAL No. - 103 of 2016
C/M Sardar Patel Smarak Inter College And Anr.
.....Appellant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P.Throu Prin.Secy.Secondary
Edu.Lko.And Ors. .....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Appellant(s) : Dinesh Kumar Singh D.K.S
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., K.M.Shukla
Court No. - 1
HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J.
HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J.
Case called out.
None is present on behalf of the appellant to press this appeal of 2016.
This appeal is accordingly dismissed for want of prosecution.
(Manjive Shukla,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.)
September 8, 2025
A.Nigam
Digitally signed by :-
ANUJ NIGAM
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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