Allahabad High Court
MS SAYQUA INJEELversusUNION OF INDIA AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VINOD DIWAKAR
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
Ms. Sayqua Injeel filed a writ petition (Writ C No. 23472 of 2026) before the Allahabad High Court challenging certain actions of the Union of India and other respondents. The petition was listed before Hon'ble Justice Vinod Diwakar. On the last date of hearing, no counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner, and no adjournment was sought. The matter was called again on the scheduled date, but again the petitioner’s side failed to appear. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution and vacated any interim order that may have been in force.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate consequence when a petitioner fails to appear and does not seek an adjournment in a writ proceeding?
Subjects
- procedural default
- writ petition
- dismissal for want of prosecution
- interim order vacated
- high court procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 23472 of 2026
Ms Sayqua Injeel
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Union Of India And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abida Khatun, Maha Prasad, Mohd.
Naushad Ahmad Khan, Sr. Advocate
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Abrar Ahmad
Court No. - 38
HON'BLE VINOD DIWAKAR, J.
1. Shri Abrar Ahmad, learned counsel for the respondent no.1, and Shri
Shashank Shekhar Singh, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 3, 4 and 5,
are present.
2. On the last date of hearing, none had appeared on behalf of the petitioner,
and therefore, the matter was fixed for today.
3. Today, when the matter was called out, none appeared on behalf of the
petitioner, even in the revised call, nor has any adjournment slip been moved
on her behalf.
4. In view of the aforesaid, the present petition is dismissed for want of
prosecution.
5. Interim order, if any, shall stand vacated.
September 21, 2026
Anil K. Sharma
(Vinod Diwakar,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
ANIL KUMAR SHARMA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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