Allahabad High Court
AJAY SINGH @ RAJU GAUTAMversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 ORS
- Decided
- Bench
- MANJU RANI CHAUHAN
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.
Summary
The petitioner, Ajay Singh @ Raju Gautam, filed a writ petition in 2014 before the Allahabad High Court. No counsel appeared for the petitioner on the hearing date, and the petition was not marked to indicate that the cause of action still survived. The court noted that the case had been pending for over twelve years and fell under the category of writs likely to have become infructuous due to efflux of time. The court observed that the petitioner appeared to have lost interest or the petition had become moot. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition is infructuous due to non-appearance of counsel and lapse of time
Subjects
- writ petition
- infructuous
- delay
- non-appearance
- procedural dismissal
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 43806 of 2014
Ajay Singh @ Raju Gautam
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Ors
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Raj Kumar Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Shrawan Kumar Pandey
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 2014. 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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