Allahabad High Court

MRS. VARUNAversusSTATE OF U.P.THROUGH SECY.BASIC EDUCATION LKO.AND ORS.

Decided: 24 July 2026
Disposal: Dismissed on merits/Rejected
Bench: PANKAJ BHATIA

Holding

A writ petition must be actively prosecuted; in the absence of the petitioner, it is liable to be dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

Mrs. Varuna filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State of Uttar Pradesh. No petitioner appeared before the court to pursue the petition, although counsel for the State was present. The court observed that the petition could not be prosecuted in the absence of the petitioner. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution. The interim order that had been granted earlier was vacated. The matter was consigned to the records.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for want of prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear before the court?

Subjects

writ petition
dismissal
want of prosecution
procedural law
interim order

Judgment

                                              HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                             LUCKNOW
                                                             WRIT - A No. - 7850 of 2018

                                     Mrs. Varuna
                                                                                                   .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                        Versus

                                     State Of U.P.Through Secy.Basic Education
                                     Lko.And Ors.                                               .....Respondent(s)

                                     Counsel for Petitioner(s)       : Madhusudan Srivastava, Satya Pal,
                                                                       Vipin Kumar Srivastava
                                     Counsel for Respondent(s)       : C.S.C., Ajay Kumar

                                    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.)
                                    November 14, 2025
                                    Anurag




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

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