Allahabad High Court
IQBAL AHMADversusSHRI SWARNA SINGH AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed/Partly Allowed on merits/Granted
- Bench
- IRSHAD ALI
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
Iqbal Ahmad filed a writ petition (WRIT C No. 1002920 of 2001) before the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner, while the respondent's counsel, including the Additional CSC for the State, was present. The court observed that the petitioner had not taken any steps to prosecute the petition. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution. The order further vacated any interim relief that may have been granted earlier. The judgment was delivered on 30 April 2025 by Justice Adarsh K. Singh.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition can proceed in the absence of any appearance or prosecution by the petitioner?
Subjects
- civil procedure
- writ petition
- dismissal for want of prosecution
- interim order vacated
- high court
Judgment
Court No. - 4
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 1002920 of 2001
Petitioner :- Iqbal Ahmad
Respondent :- Shri Swarna Singh And Others
Counsel for Petitioner :- B.K. Saxena,Brijesh Kumar,Pankaj
Gupta,Rakshit Raj Singh,Utkarsh Srivastava
Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Shamsher Ali
Hon'ble Irshad Ali,J.
1. The case is called out in revised list.
2. No-one has put in appearance on behalf of the petitioner,
however, learned Additional CSC for respondent - State is
present.
3. The case is dismissed for want of prosecution.
4. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
Order Date :- 30.4.2025
Adarsh K Singh
Digitally signed by :-
ADARSH KUMAR SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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