Allahabad High Court
UMA SHANKAR TIWARIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ANISH KUMAR GUPTA
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
Petitioner Uma Shankar Tiwari filed Writ Petition No. 73919 of 2010 before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State of U.P. and others. The petition was listed for hearing but no counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner to press the petition, even after a revised call. The Court noted the absence of the petitioner’s representation and, under procedural rules, dismissed the petition for want of prosecution. Consequently, any interim order that had been granted earlier was vacated. The dismissal reflects the Court's adherence to the principle that a petition must be actively pursued to be entertained.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a petitioner fails to appear or prosecute a writ petition?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- procedural law
- interim order vacated
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 73919 of 2010
Uma Shankar Tiwari
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : K. N. Shukla, Sanjay Kumar Dubey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C. S. C.
Court No. - 39
Sl. No. 59
HON'BLE ANISH KUMAR GUPTA, J.
1. List revised. None appears on behalf of the petitioner to press this
petition even in the revised call. Today the case is listed as peremptorily.
2. Accordingly the instant petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
3. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
(Anish Kumar Gupta,J.)
March 18, 2026
o.k.
Digitally signed by :-
OM KRISHNA CHOUDHARY
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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