Allahabad High Court
PRASOTTAM AND OTHERSversusD.D.C. AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKRAM D CHAUHAN
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners filed Writ Petition No. 5135 of 1982 in the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the respondents. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioners to advance the petition. The court noted that the petition remained unprosecuted. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a writ petition remains unprosecuted due to non‑appearance of the petitioner’s counsel?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- civil procedure
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 5135 of 1982
Prasottam And Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
D.D.C. And Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : S.R. Singh
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 petitioners 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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