Allahabad High Court
PRABHAKAR DATT MISHRAversusSTATE OF U.P. THRU SACHIV SAHAKARITA AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dismiss
- Bench
- VIKRAM D CHAUHAN
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Prabhakar Datt Mishra, filed Writ Petition No. 37237 of 2008 before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State of Uttar Pradesh. The petition was listed but no counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner to argue the case. The court noted the absence of the petitioner’s representation and observed that the petition remained unprosecuted. Consequently, the court exercised its inherent power to dismiss the petition for non‑prosecution. The dismissal was recorded by the learned judge on 20 February 2026, and the case was closed without any substantive adjudication on the merits.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a petitioner fails to appear or prosecute a filed writ petition?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- non-prosecution
- procedural default
- Allahabad High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 37237 of 2008
Prabhakar Datt Mishra
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. Thru Sachiv Sahakarita And Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dr. H.N. Tripathi
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Amit Verma, Arvind Kumar Singh,
C.S.C., Ravesh Kumar Singh, S.N.
Singh, Sujeet Kumar Rai
Court No. - 34
HON'BLE VIKRAM D. CHAUHAN, J.
1. List has been revised. No one has appeared on behalf of the petitioner
to press this writ petition.
2. The writ petition is dismissed for non prosecution.
(Vikram D. Chauhan,J.)
February 20, 2026
VMA
Digitally signed by :-
VISHWA MOHAN ARORA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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