Allahabad High Court
SMT. SHYAM LATA SRIVASTAVAversusSTATE OF U.P. THRU M.D. MADHYANCHAL VIDYUT NIGAM LTD. and ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed off/Decided on merits
- Bench
- PANKAJ BHATIA
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Smt. Shyam Lata Srivastava, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. No representative of the petitioner appeared to press the petition, while counsel for the State was present. The Court observed the absence of the petitioner and noted that the petition could not be prosecuted. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution. The interim order, if any, was vacated and the matter was consigned to the records.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition can proceed in the absence of the petitioner or his representative?
- Whether the petition should be dismissed for want of prosecution?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- procedural law
- court procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
WRIT - A No. - 7480 of 2018
Smt. Shyam Lata Srivastava
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. Thru M.D. Madhyanchal Vidyut
Nigam Ltd. And Ors. .....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Manoj Kumar Pandey, Mohd.Areeb
Siddiqui, Sachin Tejashwi
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ved Prakash Shukla, Manish Jauhari
Court No. - 18
HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J.
1. Case called out.
2. None is present for the petitioner to press this writ petition.
3. Learned counsel for the State is present.
4. The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
5. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
6. Consigned to records.
(Shree Prakash Singh,J.)
December 10, 2025
Mayank
Digitally signed by :-
MAYANK PRATAP SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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