Allahabad High Court

RAM CHARITTAR SINGHversusD.D.C. AND OTHERS

Decided: 29 January 2026
Bench: PRAKASH PADIA

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed in default due to the petitioner's non‑appearance.

Summary

The writ petition filed by Ram Charittar Singh was listed for a priority hearing, but no representative appeared on behalf of the petitioner. Consequently, the High Court dismissed the petition in default. The court also vacated any interim order that had been previously granted. The judgment notes that any aggrieved party may file a recall application within one month. No substantive merits of the petition were considered due to the default dismissal.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition can be dismissed for default when the petitioner fails to appear before the court

Subjects

default dismissal
writ petition
vacated interim order
recall application

Judgment

                                            HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                          WRIT - B No. - 13882 of 1981

                                  Ram Charittar Singh
                                                                                                 .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                     Versus

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

                                  Counsel for Petitioner(s)       : A.K. Rai, Awadhesh Kumar Singh,
                                                                    R.N. Singh, S.N. Singh
                                  Counsel for Respondent(s)       : A.K. Singh, Namwar Singh, S. Rai,
                                                                    S.C.

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

                                  . 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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