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Allahabad High Court

FEROZE AHMADversusSTATE BANK OF INDIA THROUGH CHAIRMAN CORPORATE CENTRE NARIMA

Decided
Disposal
Dismiss other than merit(DD/Non Prosec./Abated)

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution, and any interim order is vacated.

Summary

Petitioner Feroze Ahmad filed a writ petition (Writ‑A No. 5661 of 2014) against the State Bank of India before the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench. The petition was listed under the ‘cases shall not be adjourned’ category and was called out in the revised list. No counsel or party appeared on behalf of the petitioner to press the petition. The Court, noting the lack of prosecution, dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution. Consequently, any interim order that had been passed was vacated and the matter was consigned to the records.

Issues considered

  • Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for want of prosecution due to non‑appearance of the petitioner?
  • Whether the interim order, if any, should be vacated upon dismissal of the petition?

Subjects

  • writ petition
  • want of prosecution
  • interim order vacated
  • procedural default
  • high court

Judgment

                                                           Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:34288

                                         Court No. - 20

                                         Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5661 of 2014

                                         Petitioner :- Feroze Ahmad
                                         Respondent :- State Bank Of India Through Chairman
                                         Corporate Centre Narima
                                         Counsel for Petitioner :- Vishwa Prakash,Afaq Zaki Khan
                                         Counsel for Respondent :- Anurag Srivastava

                                         Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J.

                                         1. Case is listed under 'the cases shall not be adjourned
                                         category.'

                                         2. Case called out in revised list. None is present for the
                                         petitioner to press this petition.

                                         3. In view of the above, the instant writ petition is dismissed
                                         for want of prosecution.

                                         4. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.

                                         5. Consigned to records.

                                         Order Date :- 2.5.2024
                                         Mayank




Digitally signed by :-
MAYANK PRATAP SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench


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