Allahabad High Court
AMAR NATH SINGH AND OTHERSversusD.D.C.AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petition filed by Amar Nath Singh and others was listed for priority hearing but no petitioner appeared to press the petition. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution and vacated any interim order that may have been in force. No substantive merits of the case were considered.
Issues considered
- Whether a petition can proceed in the absence of the petitioner for prosecution
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal for want of prosecution
- vacated interim order
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 14123 of 1983
Amar Nath Singh And Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
D.D.C.And Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : P.C. And Others
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.B. Singh, Awadh Behari Singh
Court No. - 37
HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J.
1. Matter is listed under the category "Oldest pending cases in this High
Court, for priority hearing".
2. None is present to press the petition even in the revised list.
3. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
4. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
(Kshitij Shailendra,J.)
March 18, 2026
Sazia
Digitally signed by :-
SAZIA AQUIL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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