Allahabad High Court
JAGMOHAN DUTT SHARMAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 7 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Jagmohan Dutt Sharma, filed Writ No. 38233 of 2015 before the Allahabad High Court. No counsel appeared on his behalf at the revised call. The Court observed that the petition was not prosecuted and consequently dismissed it. The judges granted the petitioner liberty to file a restoration application within one month if he wishes to revive the petition. No substantive merits of the petition were considered as the dismissal was purely procedural.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate consequence of a writ petition when the petitioner fails to appear and prosecute the case?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- restoration application
- procedural default
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 38233 of 2015
Jagmohan Dutt Sharma
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 7 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pramod K. Sinha
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I./2015/1428, C.S.C., Deo
Prakash Singh, Gyan Prakash Asthana,
Ravi Kiran Jain
Court No. - 2
HON'BLE ATUL SREEDHARAN, J.
HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J.
1. None appears for the petitioner even in the revised call.
2. The present writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution with liberty
granted to the petitioner to file restoration application within one month, if
need be.
(Vivek Saran,J.) (Atul Sreedharan,J.)
April 20, 2026
Gaurav Kuls
Digitally signed by :-
GAURAV KULSHRESTHA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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