Allahabad High Court
TILAK DHARIversusD.D.C. AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- PRAKASH PADIA
Holding
The writ petition was dismissed in default for failure of the parties to appear.
Summary
The petitioner filed Writ Petition No. 15831 of 1981 before the Allahabad High Court. The matter was listed for priority hearing under "Oldest pending cases". Neither the petitioner nor the private respondent appeared before the court. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition in default. The judgment also permitted any aggrieved party to file a recall application within one month of the order.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition can be dismissed for default due to non-appearance of the parties?
Subjects
- default judgment
- writ petition
- non-appearance
- procedural law
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 15831 of 1981
Tilak Dhari
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
D.D.C. And Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajesh Ji Verma, S.P. Lal, S.P.Lal, Sanjay
Kumar Pandey, Shreya Gupta, Shri Prakash
Lal
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.K. Misra, H.R. Misra, S.C., Vrindavan
Mishra
Court No. - 6
HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.
1. The matter is listed under heading "Oldest pending cases for priority hearing".
2. List revised. Nobody is present on behalf of petitioner as well as private respondent.
3. The writ petition is dismissed in default.
4. 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.)
March 18, 2026
Swati
Digitally signed by :-
SWATI PATHAK
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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