Allahabad High Court
LOKESH KUMARversusVINOD KUMAR AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dismiss other than merit(DD/Non Prosec./Abated)
- Bench
- Y K SRIVASTAVA
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
Lokesh Kumar filed a writ petition in 2010 before the Allahabad High Court. The matter was only taken up in 2025, and no party appeared to pursue the petition. The court observed that the petition, being one of the oldest in its jurisdiction and lacking any party to press it, was either rendered infructuous or abandoned. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution. Any interim orders, if any, were discharged.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate disposition of a writ petition filed many years ago when no party is present to prosecute it?
Subjects
- writ petition
- want of prosecution
- delay
- dismissal
Judgment
Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:32452
Court No. - 4
Case :- WRIT - A No. - 18006 of 2010
Petitioner :- Lokesh Kumar
Respondent :- Vinod Kumar And Others
Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Vikram
Singh,L.P.Singh,Sanjai Srivastava
Counsel for Respondent :- Dhirendra Pratap Singh,Manish
Kumar Nigam
Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J.
1. This petition was filed in the year 2010. However, when it
is taken up today none is present to press this petition.
2. As the present petition is of the year 2010 and falls in the
category of oldest cases of this jurisdiction and none is
present to press this petition, it appears that either the
petition has rendered infructuous or the revision-petitioner is
not interested in pursuing the matter.
3. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed for want of
prosecution.
4. Interim order, if any, stands discharged.
Order Date :- 6.3.2025
Deepika
Digitally signed by :-
DEEPIKA SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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