Allahabad High Court
GANESH PRASADversusSHRI KANT
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKRAM D CHAUHAN
Holding
A writ petition that is not prosecuted and for which no counsel appears may be dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Ganesh Prasad, filed Writ Petition No. 1378 of 1980 before the Allahabad High Court. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner when the case was listed for hearing. The court noted that the petition had not been prosecuted. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of want of prosecution. The order was pronounced by Hon'ble Justice Vikram D. Chauhan on March 18, 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for want of prosecution when no party appears before the court?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- procedural law
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 1378 of 1980
Ganesh Prasad
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Shri Kant
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : S. Shukla
Counsel for Respondent(s) : S.L. Yadav
Court No. - 34
HON'BLE VIKRAM D. CHAUHAN, J.
1. List has been revised. No one has appeared on behalf of the petitioner to
press this writ petition.
2. The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
(Vikram D. Chauhan,J.)
March 18, 2026
VMA
Digitally signed by :-
VISHWA MOHAN ARORA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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