Allahabad High Court
SMT. RAM MURTIversusSMT. PHOOL MATI AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR
Holding
A writ petition may be dismissed for want of prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear before the Court.
Summary
A writ petition (Writ B No. 1542 of 1980) was filed by Smt. Ram Murti against Smt. Phool Mati and others. The petition was listed for priority hearing under the caption 'Oldest Pending Cases'. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner to press the petition, even after being listed in the revised list. The Court observed that the petitioner had failed to prosecute the petition. Consequently, the Court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution and discharged any interim order that might have been in force.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for want of prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear before the Court
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- civil procedure
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 1542 of 1980
Smt. Ram Murti
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Smt. Phool Mati And Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhishek Pandey, Chandra Prakash
Pandey, P.N. Saxena, R.K. Jain, Sanjay
Kumar Verma
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A. Kumar, A.K. Sachan, K.K. Tripathi,
Pradip Kumar 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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