Allahabad High Court
VINDHYACHAL YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- MANJU RANI CHAUHAN
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.
Summary
The petitioner, Vindhyachal Yadav, filed a writ petition (Writ‑A No. 10551 of 2019) in the Allahabad High Court. The petition remained pending since 2019 and the petitioner’s counsel did not appear for the hearing. The case was listed as potentially infructuous under the court’s notice for old cases, requiring parties to indicate if the cause of action still survived. No indication was made and the petitioner’s counsel failed to appear. Consequently, the court held that the petition had become infructuous due to lapse of time and non‑appearance, and dismissed it.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition is infructuous due to non‑appearance of the petitioner’s counsel and the lapse of time since filing.
Subjects
- writ petition
- infructuous
- lapse of time
- non‑appearance
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 10551 of 2019
Vindhyachal Yadav
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashok Khare, Sr. Advocate, Rakesh
Kumar Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Bhanu Pratap Singh, C.S.C.
Court No. - 52
HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J.
Case is called out. None appears for the petitioner(s) to press this
petition.
It is listed in the category of "writs likely to have become infructuous
(Efflux of Time)".
A notice is also placed in the cause list mentioning that "old cases up
to the year 2022 shall be taken up in the first round itself. In case of
non-appearance, matter shall be dismissed as infructuous or
otherwise, and in the cases, where the cause of action still survives,
the concerned advocates are expected to mark them accordingly in
the cause list. Failure to do so, may result in its dismissal as
infructuous" but, neither the counsel for the petitioner(s) has
appeared nor has the case been marked to indicate that the cause of
action still survives.
The matter is pending since the year 2019. It appears that either the
petitioner(s) has/have lost interest in pursuing the matter or it has
become infructuous.
Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.
(Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.)
September 8, 2026
Rahul.
Digitally signed by :-
RAHUL GOSWAMI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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