Allahabad High Court
PRAMOD KUMAR YADAV AND OTHERSversusDIRECTOR OF EDUCATION HIGHER AND OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The appellants failed to appear before the High Court even after a revised call. Consequently, the court dismissed the special appeal for want of prosecution. The judges, however, granted the appellants liberty to file a restoration application within one month if they wish. No substantive merits of the case were considered. The order was pronounced on 19 March 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether an appeal may be dismissed for want of prosecution due to non‑appearance of the parties?
Subjects
- civil procedure
- appeal dismissal
- want of prosecution
- restoration of appeal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
SPECIAL APPEAL No. - 1950 of 2009
Pramod Kumar Yadav And Others
.....Appellant(s)
Versus
Director Of Education Higher And Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Appellant(s) : G.K. Singh, Hritudhwaj Pratap Sahi,
V.K. Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., S.M. Iqbal Hasan
Court No. - 2
HON'BLE ATUL SREEDHARAN, J.
HON'BLE SIDDHARTH NANDAN, J.
1. None appears for the appellants even in the revised call.
2. The present appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution with liberty
granted to the appellants to file restoration application within one month, if
need be.
March 19, 2026
R.S. Tiwari
(Siddharth Nandan,J.) (Atul Sreedharan,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
RAVI SHANKAR TIWARI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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