Allahabad High Court

SOMAROOversusD.D.C. AND OTHERS

Decided: 29 January 2026
Bench: PRAKASH PADIA

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed in default.

Summary

The petitioner filed Writ Petition No. 13460 of 1983 before the Allahabad High Court. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner on the scheduled hearing. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition in default and vacated any interim order previously granted. The Court directed that any aggrieved party may file a recall application within one month. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non-appearance of the petitioner’s counsel

Subjects

default dismissal
writ petition
interim order vacated
recall application

Judgment

                                            HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                          WRIT - B No. - 13460 of 1983

                                  Somaroo
                                                                                                 .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                     Versus

                                  D.D.C. And Others
                                                                                               .....Respondent(s)

                                  Counsel for Petitioner(s)        : Manish, R N Singh
                                  Counsel for Respondent(s)        : K M Sahai, Manish, R.N.Awasthi, SC

                                  Court No. - 6
                                                      HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.

                                  1. The matter is listed under heading "Oldest pending cases for priority
                                  hearing".

                                  2. List revised. Nobody is present on behalf of petitioner(s).

                                  3. The writ petition is dismissed in default.

                                  4. Interim order, if any granted earlier, stands vacated.

                                  5. In case, any of the party is aggrieved with this order, he is free to move
                                  the recall application within one month from today.



                                                                                              (Prakash Padia,J.)
                                  January 30, 2026
                                  saqlain




Digitally signed by :-
SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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