Allahabad High Court
KRISHNA GOPAL AND 2 ORS.versusSTATE OF U.P. THROUGH SECY. HEALTH CIVIL SECTT. LKO.AND
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed/Partly Allowed on merits/Granted
- Bench
- IRSHAD ALI
Holding
The writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution, and any interim order was vacated.
Summary
The petitioners, Krishna Gopal and two others, filed a writ petition (WRIT-A No. 2015 of 2003) before the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioners to press the petition, and the case list was subsequently revised. The Court observed that the petition could not be pursued in the absence of any representation. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution. The Court also vacated any interim order that might have been in force.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate procedural course when a petition is filed but no counsel appears to prosecute it?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- procedural
- interim order vacated
Judgment
Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC-LKO:64551
Court No. - 5
Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2015 of 2003
Petitioner :- Krishna Gopal And 2 Ors.
Respondent :- State Of U.P. Through Secy. Health Civil Sectt.
Lko.And
Counsel for Petitioner :- Shishir Pradhan,Nagendra Bahadur
Singh,Ram Kumar Misra,Ripu Daman Shahi
Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.
Hon'ble Irshad Ali,J.
1. List has been revised.
2. None has put in appearance on behalf of the petitioners to
press this petition.
3. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed for want of
prosecution.
4. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
Order Date :- 6.10.2023
GK Sinha
Digitally signed by :-
GAUTAM KUMAR SINHA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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