Allahabad High Court
NISHAR AHMAD KHAN and 11 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P.THRU COLLECTOR SHRAVASTI and 2 OTHERS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed/Partly Allowed on merits/Granted
- Bench
- IRSHAD ALI
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners filed a writ petition (WRIT‑C No. 3000096 of 2002) before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State of U.P. and others. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioners to press the petition, while the respondents’ counsel were present. The court noted the absence of any prosecution of the petition. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution and any interim order that had been granted was vacated. The order was dated 6 March 2025.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a writ petition is not prosecuted by the petitioner?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- civil procedure
- high court
Judgment
Court No. - 3
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 3000096 of 2002
Petitioner :- Nishar Ahmad Khan And 11 Others
Respondent :- State Of U.P.Thru Collector Shravasti And 2
Others
Counsel for Petitioner :- Jamal Ahmad Khan,Mohiuddin
Khan,Wasim Ahmad
Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Dinesh Chandra Tewari
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. Learned Standing Counsel and Shri D.C. Tewari, learned
counsel for the respondents are present.
4. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed for want of
prosecution.
5. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
Order Date :- 6.3.2025
GK Sinha
Digitally signed by :-
GAUTAM KUMAR SINHA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench
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