Allahabad High Court
C/M SARDAR PATEL SMARAK INTER COLLEGE and ANR.versusSTATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN.SECY. SECONDARY EDUCATION and 3 ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dismiss other than merit(DD/Non Prosec./Abated)
Holding
The appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The appellant, C/M Sardar Patel Smarak Inter College and another, filed a special appeal before the Allahabad High Court against the State of Uttar Pradesh and others. The appeal was listed 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 appeal could not proceed in the absence of any representation. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Issues considered
- Whether an appeal may be dismissed for want of prosecution when no counsel appears for the appellant?
Subjects
- appeal dismissed
- procedural law
- want of prosecution
- high court
- special appeal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
SPECIAL APPEAL No. - 323 of 2016
C/M Sardar Patel Smarak Inter College And Anr.
.....Appellant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. Thru. Prin.Secy. Secondary
Education And 3 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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