Allahabad High Court
RAJVEER SINGH and ORS.versusSTATE OF U.P. THRU. SPL. SECR. INDUSTRIAL DEVP. and ORS.
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners filed Writ Petition No. 19162 of 2010 before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State of Uttar Pradesh and others. Over the years, the petitioners failed to appear before the Court and did not file any illness slips for their counsel, indicating a lack of prosecution. The Court observed that the matter had become infructuous due to the efflux of time and the petitioners' apparent disinterest in pursuing the case. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution. The interim order, if any, was discharged, and the petition was closed on 18 March 2026.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a petitioner fails to prosecute a writ petition for an extended period?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- lapse of time
- civil procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 19162 of 2010
Rajveer Singh And Ors.
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. Thru. Spl. Secr. Industrial Devp. And Ors.
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : P.C. Jhingan, Raj Kumar Shukla, Smt. Sarita
Shukla
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Ramendra P. Singh, Suresh Singh
Court No. - 1
HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J.
HON'BLE SWARUPAMA CHATURVEDI, J.
There are three counsel appearing in the case while Smt. Sarita Shukla has sent illness
slip Sri R.K.Shukla as well as Sri P.C. Jhingan have not sent illness slip. However, Sri
P.K.Shai, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel and Sri M.M.Dutt, learned
Advocate appearing for respondent no. 4 are present when the case is being revised.
The matter is of the year 2010. It appears that either matter has rendered infructuous
due to efflux of time or the petitioners are no more interesting in pursuing the writ
petition.
However, since petitioner is not present, we are dismissing the present petition for
want of prosecution.
Interim order, if any, stands discharged.
March 18, 2026
Sanjeev
(Swarupama Chaturvedi,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SANJEEV RANJAN
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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