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Allahabad High Court

SMT. SUBHAGI DEVIversusB.R. AND OTHERS

Decided

Holding

The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The petitioners filed a writ petition in the Allahabad High Court but no counsel appeared on their behalf to prosecute the case. The Court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution and ordered the petitioners to pay a cost of Rs. 1,000 to the High Court Legal Services Committee. The order further directed that the registry would entertain any application for restoration of the petition only upon proof of payment of the cost. A copy of the order was to be sent to the petitioner's address, and the registrar was instructed to take necessary steps. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.

Issues considered

  • Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for want of prosecution

Subjects

  • writ petition
  • dismissal
  • want of prosecution
  • cost
  • restoration

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                             WRIT - B No. - 1200 of 1983

                                    Smt. Subhagi Devi
                                                                                                     .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                        Versus

                                    B.R. And Others
                                                                                                   .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)                    :     A.K. Gupta
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)                    :     S.C., S.R. Singh, S.Rai

                                    Court No. - 32
                                                HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.

                                    1. None appeared on behalf of petitioners to press this writ petition.

                                    2. Dismissed for want of prosecution with cost of Rs. 1000/- to be deposited
                                    in the Bank account of High Court Legal Services Committee.

                                    3. Registry would accept any application for restoration, if filed, only with
                                    proof of payment of cost.

                                    4. A copy of this order be sent to petitioner on the given address.

                                    5. Registrar (Compliance) to take steps.


                                                                                     (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
                                    January 28, 2026
                                    AK




Digitally signed by :-
AWADESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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