Allahabad High Court
GOPAL SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution, with liberty to seek restoration within one month.
Summary
Gopal Singh filed a special appeal (No. 215 of 2007) before the Allahabad High Court against the State of U.P. and others. No counsel appeared for the appellant even after a revised call. The Court observed that the appeal had not been prosecuted. Consequently, the Court dismissed the appeal for want of prosecution. The judges, however, granted the appellant liberty to file a restoration application within one month if required.
Issues considered
- What is the consequence of non‑prosecution of a special appeal before the High Court?
Subjects
- procedural law
- appeal
- restoration
- want of prosecution
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
SPECIAL APPEAL No. - 215 of 2007
Gopal Singh
.....Appellant(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Appellant(s) : Durga Prasad Srivastava, Maithali
Sharan Pipersenia, P.N.Saxena, Sanjay
Kumar Srivastava
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.B.Singh, Anand Kumar Singh, C.S.C.,
Vijay Kumar Dubey
Court No. - 2
HON'BLE ATUL SREEDHARAN, J.
HON'BLE SIDDHARTH NANDAN, J.
1. None appears for the appellant even in the revised call.
2. The present appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution with liberty
granted to the appellant 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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