Allahabad High Court

CHHEDI LALversusIIND A.D.J. GONDA

Decided: 13 February 2026
Disposal: Allowed/Partly Allowed on merits/Granted
Bench: JASPREET SINGH

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Chhedi Lal, filed a writ petition (C No. 1001563 of 1997) before the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner to argue the case, while the State's standing counsel was present. The court noted that the matter pertained to the year 1997 and that there was no prosecution of the petition. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution. The interim order, if any, was vacated.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate disposition of a writ petition when the petitioner fails to appear or prosecute the case?

Subjects

writ petition
dismissal
want of prosecution
civil procedure

Judgment

                                                             Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:4679

                                         Court No. - 6

                                         Case :- WRIT - C No. - 1001563 of 1997

                                         Petitioner :- Chhedi Lal
                                         Respondent :- Iind A.D.J. Gonda
                                         Counsel for Petitioner :- Q.M.Haq,Mohd. Mustafizul
                                         Haq,Q.M. Haque
                                         Counsel for Respondent :-
                                         C.S.C.,A.Mukherjee,D.C.Mukherjee,H.S.Sahai,M.Tauseef,Moh
                                         d.Afzal,Sunder Lal,U.S.Sahai

                                         Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J.

                                         1. List revised.

                                         2. No one has appeared on behalf of the petitioners to argue the
                                         case.

                                         3. The matter pertains to the year 1997.

                                         4. Learned Standing Counsel for the State is present.

                                         5. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for want of
                                         prosecution.

                                         6. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.

                                         .

                                                                                         (Alok Mathur, J.)

                                         Order Date :- 17.1.2024
                                         Virendra




Digitally signed by :-
VIRENDRA KUMAR GUPTA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench

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