Allahabad High Court
SRI NATH AND OTHERSversusJ.D.C.AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- PIYUSH AGRAWAL
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners filed Writ Petition No. 4763 of 1980 in the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the respondents. The case was listed under the oldest pending cases for priority hearing. No counsel or party appeared on behalf of the petitioners to prosecute the petition. The Court observed that the petition remained unprosecuted and therefore dismissed it. Consequently, any interim order that may have been in force was vacated.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a writ petition remains unprosecuted and no party appears before the Court?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- procedural law
- interim order vacated
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 4763 of 1980
Sri Nath And Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
J.D.C.And Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : W.H. Khan
Counsel for Respondent(s) : S.C.
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.
(Piyush Agrawal,J.)
March 19, 2026
Amit Mishra
Digitally signed by :-
AMIT KUMAR MISHRA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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