Allahabad High Court
HEMLATA SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P.THRU.PRIN.SECY. FOOD and CIVIL SUPPLIES and ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed/Partly Allowed on merits/Granted
Holding
The petition was dismissed for want of prosecution and the interim order was vacated.
Summary
A writ petition (Writ‑A No. 9274 of 2021) was filed by Hemlata Singh against the State of U.P. and others. No petitioner appeared before the court to pursue the petition, although counsel for the State was present. The court noted the absence of the petitioner and the lack of prosecution of the petition. 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 can proceed in the absence of the petitioner or his representative?
- Whether an interim order remains effective when the petition is dismissed for want of prosecution?
Subjects
- writ petition
- want of prosecution
- interim order vacated
- civil procedure
- court dismissal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
WRIT - A No. - 9274 of 2021
Hemlata Singh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P.Thru.Prin.Secy. Food And Civil
Supplies And Ors. .....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Satendra Nath Rai
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Mahendra Pratap Singh, Rahul
Shukla, Shubhra 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.)
December 9, 2025
Mayank
Digitally signed by :-
MAYANK PRATAP SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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