Allahabad High Court
SMT.GYANWATIversusADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER JUDICIAL FAIZABAD
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed/Partly Allowed on merits/Granted
- Bench
- IRSHAD ALI
Holding
The petition was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
Smt. Gyanwati filed a writ petition against the Additional Commissioner Judicial, Faizabad. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner to pursue the petition, although the learned Standing Counsel was present. The court noted the lack of prosecution of the petition. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution, and any interim order that had been granted was vacated.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a petitioner fails to appear or prosecute a writ petition?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- procedural law
- interim order vacated
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
WRIT - C No. - 1002103 of 2000
Smt.Gyanwati
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Additional Commissioner Judicial Faizabad
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Narendra Gupta, I.M.Pandey,
K.K.Dubey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Gopal Krishna Pathak,
R.N.Gupta
Court No. - 4
HON'BLE IRSHAD ALI, J.
1. List has been revised.
2. None has put in appearance on behalf of the petitioner to press this
petition.
3. Shri Divesh Mishra, learned Standing Counsel is present.
4. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
5. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
(Irshad Ali,J.)
November 14, 2025
GK Sinha
Digitally signed by :-
GAUTAM KUMAR SINHA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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