Allahabad High Court
DEO PRAYAGversusRAM PRAKASH GUPTA
- Decided
- Bench
- KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA
Holding
The petition was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petition filed by Deo Prayag was listed for priority hearing but no party appeared to press the petition. The court noted the absence of any petitioner on the revised list and consequently dismissed the petition for want of prosecution. As a result, any interim order that had been granted was vacated. No substantive merits of the case were considered. The dismissal was entered on March 18, 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether a petition can be dismissed for want of prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear.
Subjects
- petition dismissed
- want of prosecution
- interim order vacated
- civil procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 15420 of 1981
Deo Prayag
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Ram Prakash Gupta
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : R.Asthana
Counsel for Respondent(s) : W.H.Khan
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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