Allahabad High Court
RAMA NAND CHAUBEYversusD.D.C.AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- PIYUSH AGRAWAL
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Rama Nand Chaubey, filed Writ Petition No. 3678 of 1978 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 or party appeared on behalf of the petitioner to advance the petition. Consequently, the Court found the petition to be abandoned due to lack of prosecution. The Court dismissed the writ petition and vacated any interim order that might have been in force. The dismissal was pronounced by Hon'ble Justice Piyush Agrawal on 19 March 2026.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate consequence when a writ petition is not prosecuted and no party appears before the Court?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal for want of prosecution
- procedural law
- civil procedure
- priority hearing
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 3678 of 1978
Rama Nand Chaubey
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
D.D.C.And Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : J.P. Singh, Kunal Ravi Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Arun Kumar Singh, R.M. Singh
Court No. - 7
HON'BLE PIYUSH AGRAWAL, J.
This case is listed under the heading of "Oldest Pending Cases in this High
Court for Priority Hearing".
List has been revised. No one appears for the petitioner(s) to press this writ
petition.
The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
Shri R.M. Singh appears for the respondent.
(Piyush Agrawal,J.)
March 19, 2026
Amit Mishra
Digitally signed by :-
AMIT KUMAR MISHRA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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