Allahabad High Court
RAKESH KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. THRU PRIN.SECY.COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT and ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dismiss other than merit(DD/Non Prosec./Abated)
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution and the interim order is vacated.
Summary
The petitioner, Rakesh Kumar, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief. No representative of the petitioner appeared before the court to pursue the petition. The State, represented by counsel, was present. The court observed that the petition could not be prosecuted in the absence of the petitioner and therefore dismissed it for want of prosecution. Consequently, any interim order that had been granted earlier was vacated and the matter was consigned to the records.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be proceeded with in the absence of the petitioner or his authorized representative.
- Whether an interim order issued earlier remains in force when the petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- interim order vacated
- procedural law
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
WRIT - A No. - 3936 of 2017
Rakesh Kumar
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. Thru Prin.Secy.Cooperative
Development And Ors. .....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Gyanesh Kumar Singh, Priyanka Singh,
Smt.Arpita Srivastava
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Balram Yadav
Court No. - 18
HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J.
1. Case called out.
2. None is present for the petitioner to press this writ petition.
3. Learned counsel for the State is present.
4. The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
5. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
6. Consigned to records.
(Shree Prakash Singh,J.)
October 28, 2025
Mayank
Digitally signed by :-
MAYANK PRATAP SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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