Allahabad High Court
JAI SHANKER AND OTHERSversusD.D.C. AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR
Holding
The petition was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners filed a writ petition in the Allahabad High Court but failed to appear or be represented at the hearing. The court noted the absence of any petitioner representation even after a revised list. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution. The interim order, if any, was discharged. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition can proceed in the absence of petitioner representation?
Subjects
- writ petition
- want of prosecution
- dismissal
- procedural default
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 3955 of 1982
Jai Shanker And Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
D.D.C. And Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : P. Upadhyay
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Gorakh Nath Mourya, S.C., Shailesh
Kumar Tiwari
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 petitioner 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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