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Allahabad High Court

SMT. SHIVANI DEVI AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Decided

Holding

The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The petitioners, Smt. Shivani Devi and another, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. They failed to appear for hearing on the scheduled dates of 17‑02‑2026, 22‑04‑2026 and again on 06‑05‑2026, despite the court’s revised lists. The Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State appeared, but the petitioners did not. The court dismissed the petition on the ground of want of prosecution and vacated any interim order that might have been in force. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.

Subjects

  • writ petition
  • want of prosecution
  • court procedure
  • vacated interim order

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                            WRIT - C No. - 31677 of 2025

                                    Smt. Shivani Devi And Another
                                                                                               .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                       Versus

                                    State Of U.P. And 3 Others
                                                                                             .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)         : Ajay Kumar Yadav, Priyanka Singh
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)         : C.S.C.

                                    Court No. - 76
                                                     HON'BLE SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI, J.

                                    Even in the revised list none has appeared for the petitioners. However
                                    learned Additional Chief Standing counsel for the State is present.

                                    On 17.2.2026 and 22.4.2026 also none was present for the petitioners
                                    even in the revised list.

                                    The present writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.

                                    Interim order, if any, stands vacated.




                                                                                   (Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J.)
                                    May 6, 2026
                                    A.




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AFAQ AHMAD
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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