Allahabad High Court
LAXMI KANT JHA AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. THRU. SECY. TRANSPORT LKO. AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed off/Decided on merits
- Bench
- PANKAJ BHATIA
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners filed a writ petition (WRIT‑A No. 11130 of 2024) before the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, seeking relief against the State of U.P. The petition was listed but the petitioners failed to appear before the court and made no request for adjournment. The court noted the absence of any prosecution of the petition. Consequently, the bench dismissed the petition on the ground of want of prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for want of prosecution when the petitioners do not appear before the court?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- civil procedure
Judgment
Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:78044
Court No. - 4
Case :- WRIT - A No. - 11130 of 2024
Petitioner :- Laxmi Kant Jha And 4 Others
Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Transport Lko. And 4
Others
Counsel for Petitioner :- Anupam Bajpai,Pawan Kumar
Dwivedi
Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ratnesh Chandra
Hon'ble Rajnish Kumar,J.
List is being revised.
None appeared on behalf of the petitioners to press this petition
nor there is any request to adjourn or pass over the case.
Accordingly, this petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
...................................................................(Rajnish Kumar, J.)
Order Date :- 25.11.2024
Haseen U.
Digitally signed by :-
HASEENUDDIN
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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