Allahabad High Court
SUBHASH CHAND PRASADversusSTATE OF U.P. THRU SECY. AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dismiss other than merit(DD/Non Prosec./Abated)
Holding
The writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution, and the interim order was vacated.
Summary
Petitioner Subhash Chand Prasad filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. The petition was to be presented by counsel H.P. Mishra, but no representative appeared on the day of hearing. The Court observed that the petition could not be prosecuted in the absence of a petitioner or counsel. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution and the interim order, if any, was vacated. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.
Issues considered
- What is the procedural requirement for prosecuting a writ petition in the High Court?
- Can a writ petition be dismissed solely on the ground of non-appearance of the petitioner or counsel?
Subjects
- writ petition
- procedural law
- want of prosecution
- interim order vacated
- high court dismissal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 17280 of 2013
Subhash Chand Prasad
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. Thru Secy. And Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : H.P. Mishra
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Dhananjay
Awasthi, Tanisha Jahangir Monir
Court No. - 40
HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
HON'BLE SUDHANSHU CHAUHAN, J.
List has been revised. No one is present on behalf of the petitioner to press
the petition.
Consequently, the writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
October 6, 2025
Sattyarth
(Sudhanshu Chauhan,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SATTYARTH ANAND
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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