Allahabad High Court
RAM TAULversusSTATE OF U P AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- MANJU RANI CHAUHAN
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.
Summary
The petitioner, Ram Taul, filed a writ petition (Writ‑A No. 11863 of 2020) before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State of Uttar Pradesh and four others. The petition was listed but the petitioner’s counsel did not appear, nor was the case marked to show that the cause of action still survived. The court noted that the matter had been pending since 2020 and, under a notice directing that old cases up to 2022 be dealt with promptly, non‑appearance would lead to dismissal as infructuous. Finding that the petitioner had either lost interest or the petition had become moot, the court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous. The dismissal was pronounced by Justice Manju Rani Chauhan on 8 September 2026.
Subjects
- writ petition
- infructuous dismissal
- non‑appearance
- procedural default
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 11863 of 2020
Ram Taul
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U P And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Radha Kant Ojha (Senior Adv),
Shatrughan Sonwal, Shivendu Ojha
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Arun Kumar, 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 2020. 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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