Allahabad High Court
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. THRU MANAGERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
United India Insurance Co. Ltd. filed a writ petition (Writ‑C No. 38120 of 2014) against the State of U.P. and another respondent. The petition was to be heard before a bench of Hon'ble Justices Saral Srivastava and Garima Prashad. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner to press the petition. Consequently, the Court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution and vacated any interim order that had been in force. The dismissal was recorded on 6 May 2026.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a petitioner fails to appear or present counsel for prosecution of a writ petition?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- interim order vacated
- insurance
- state
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 38120 of 2014
United India Insurance Co. Ltd. Thru Manager
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Nagendra Kumar Srivastava
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Sunil Kumar
Court No. - 40
HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, 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.
May 6, 2026
Sattyarth
(Garima Prashad,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SATTYARTH ANAND
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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