Allahabad High Court
SHAILENDRA KUMAR ATTversusSTATE OF U.P. THRU PRIN. SECY. BASIC EDUCATION and 3 ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed/Partly Allowed on merits/Granted
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
Summary
The petitioner, Shailendra Kumar, filed a writ petition (WRIT-A No. 6786 of 2006) before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State of U.P. and others. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner, and the standing counsel for the respondent was the only party present. The court observed that the petition had remained pending since 2006 and the petitioner appeared to have lost interest in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the court held that the writ petition had become infructuous due to the passage of time and lack of prosecution. The petition was dismissed and any interim orders were vacated.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition pending for an extended period without any appearance can be declared infructuous and dismissed
Subjects
- writ petition
- infructuous
- lapse of time
- procedural default
- High Court
Judgment
Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:23142
Court No. - 28
Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6786 of 2006
Petitioner :- Shailendra Kumar Att
Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru Prin. Secy. Basic Education And 3 Ors.
Counsel for Petitioner :- Subhas Chandra Pandey
Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,A.M. Tripathi,Jyotinjay Verma
Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh, J.
1. Case called out in revised list.
2. No one has put in appearance on behalf of the petitioner to
press this writ petition. However, learned Standing Counsel is
present.
3. The matter pertains to the year 2006 and since then it has
remained pending. It appears that petitioner has lost his interest
to pursue his case. Apart from it, by efflux of time, writ petition
has become infructuous.
4. Writ petition is accordingly dismissed as having become
infructuous. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
.
(Brij Raj Singh, J.)
Order Date :- 23.4.2025
Rao/-
Digitally signed by :-
CHEBROLU SRINIVASA RAO
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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