Allahabad High Court
SMT. RAM MURATIversusD.D.C. AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKRAM D CHAUHAN
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Smt. Ram Murati, filed writ petition No. 3324 of 1982 before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the respondents, D.D.C. and others. The petition was listed for hearing, but no counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner to prosecute the case. The court noted the absence of any representation or filing of necessary documents. Consequently, the court exercised its inherent power to dismiss the petition for want of prosecution. The dismissal was ordered without any substantive consideration of the merits, as the petition remained unprosecuted.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a writ petition remains unprosecuted due to the petitioner's failure to appear?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- procedural law
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 3324 of 1982
Smt. Ram Murati
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
D.D.C. And Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : B. Dixit
Counsel for Respondent(s) : S.C.
Court No. - 34
HON'BLE VIKRAM D. CHAUHAN, J.
1. List has been revised. No one has appeared on behalf of the petitioner to
press this writ petition.
2. The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
(Vikram D. Chauhan,J.)
March 19, 2026
VMA
Digitally signed by :-
VISHWA MOHAN ARORA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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