Allahabad High Court

JITENDRA KUMAR BHATTACHARYAversusG.M. NORTH CENTRAL RAILWAY ALLAHABAD AND OTHERS

Decided: 14 September 2026
Bench: ARUN BHANSALI KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Jitendra Kumar Bhattacharya, filed a writ petition (Writ‑A No. 50527 of 2011) before the Allahabad High Court. The case was listed as an ‘Oldest Pending Cases for Priority Hearing’, but the petitioner failed to appear. The Court observed that, owing to the passage of time and the nature of the petition, the petitioner had apparently lost interest. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner’s failure to appear?

Subjects

non‑prosecution
petition dismissed
writ petition
court procedure

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                            WRIT - A No. - 50527 of 2011

                                    Jitendra Kumar Bhattacharya
                                                                                                 .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                       Versus

                                    General Manager, North Central Railway,
                                    Allahabad and others                                       .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)        : T.S.Pandey
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)        : Govind Saran, Kaushlesh Pratap Singh

                                    Chief Justice's Court
                                                HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE
                                                HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J.

                                    1. Though, the petition is listed in the category of 'Oldest Pending Cases
                                    in this High Court, for Priority Hearing', none is present for the petitioner.

                                    2. It appears that due to passage of time and subject matter of the petition,
                                    the petitioner has lost interest in the petition. The same is therefore,
                                    dismissed for non-prosecution.



                                                                 (Kshitij Shailendra, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ)
                                    September 15, 2026
                                    AHA/VS




Digitally signed by :-
AFZAL HUSAIN ABBASI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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