Allahabad High Court
SMT. KHAZANI AND OTHERSversusD.D.C. AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners, Smt. Khazani and others, filed Writ Petition No. 2256 of 1982 before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the respondents, D.D.C. and others. The petition was listed under the oldest pending cases for priority hearing. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioners even after the revised list was issued. The Court observed that the petition could not be prosecuted in the absence of any representation. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution and discharged any interim order that might have been in force. The dismissal was pronounced by Justice Arun Kumar on 19 March 2026.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate procedural consequence when a petition is not prosecuted due to the absence of counsel?
Subjects
- writ petition
- procedural dismissal
- want of prosecution
- court procedure
- Allahabad High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 2256 of 1982
Smt. Khazani And Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
D.D.C. And Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : M.D. Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.N. Bhargava, S.C.
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 petitioners 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 19, 2026
Ranjeet Sahu
Digitally signed by :-
RANJEET SAHU
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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