Allahabad High Court
AVINASH KUMAR PANDEYversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- MANJU RANI CHAUHAN
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.
Summary
The petitioner Avinash Kumar Pandey filed a writ petition in 2020 which remained pending for several years. The High Court issued a notice directing that old cases up to 2022 be heard and that non-appearance could lead to dismissal as infructuous. The petitioner’s counsel did not appear and the case was not marked to show that the cause of action still existed. The court observed that the petition appeared abandoned and dismissed it as infructuous, while allowing the petitioner the liberty to file a recall or restoration application if any cause of action remains. The judgment was delivered on 18 March 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition pending for an extended period can be dismissed as infructuous due to non-appearance of counsel and lack of indication that the cause of action survives
Subjects
- writ petition
- infructuous
- non-appearance
- old pending cases
- civil procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 5657 of 2020
Avinash Kumar Pandey
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sr. Advocate, Vijai Kumar Tripathi
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Arun Kumar Tripathi, C.S.C., Manu
Singh
Court No. - 52
HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J.
Case is called out. None appears for the parties.
The case is listed in the category of oldest pending cases in the cause list, for
priority hearing.
A notice has been placed on the notice board specifically, 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 has appeared nor has the case been marked to
indicate that the cause of action still survives.
Record shows that the matter is pending since the year 2020. It appears that
either the petitioner has lost interest in pursuing the matter or it has become
infructuous.
Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.
Needless to say that the petitioner shall be at liberty to file recall/restoration
application in case any cause of action still survives.
March 18, 2026
Vinod.
(Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan, J.)
Digitally signed by :-
VINOD KUMAR JAISWAL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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