Allahabad High Court
NAND KISHOREversusD.D.C.AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR
Holding
The petition was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner filed Writ Petition No. 14676 of 1983 in the Allahabad High Court. The case was listed for priority hearing under the oldest pending cases. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner even after the revised list was issued. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution. The interim order, if any, was also discharged.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a petitioner fails to appear or be represented before the Court?
Subjects
- writ petition
- procedural default
- dismissal for want of prosecution
- court procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 14676 of 1983
Nand Kishore
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
D.D.C.And Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : A.K.Dwivedi, C.S.Rai, Ravindra
Kumar Yadav, Yogeshwar Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Dhan Prakash, G.C.Rai, S.C.,
S.K.Srivastava, Santosh Srivastava
Court No. - 36
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. This case is listed under the caption 'Oldest Pending Cases In This
High Court, For Priority Hearing'.
2. None appears on behalf of the petitioner to press this petition, even in
the revised list.
3. Writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed for want of prosecution.
4. Interim order, if any, stands discharged.
(Arun Kumar,J.)
March 18, 2026
Ranjeet Sahu
Digitally signed by :-
RANJEET SAHU
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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