Allahabad High Court
M/S HINDUJA HOUSING FINANCE LTD.versusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as misconceived, without imposing costs.
Summary
M/s Hinduja Housing Finance Ltd. filed a writ petition seeking to quash an order dated 26.03.2026 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghaziabad, which dismissed various applications due to the petitioner's non‑appearance. The petitioner had earlier approached the High Court for expediting the magistrate proceedings, but the magistrate dismissed the matter when the petitioner was absent. The High Court, after hearing counsel, held that the present writ petition was misconceived and should be dismissed. Although the petitioners requested dismissal without costs, the Court, taking a lenient view, dismissed the writ petition without imposing exemplary costs. The order was signed by Judges Prakash Padia and Vivek Saran on 24 September 2026.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate remedy for a party seeking to quash a magistrate's order dismissing applications due to non‑appearance?
- Whether the writ petition is maintainable in view of procedural defaults by the petitioner.
Subjects
- writ petition
- magistrate order
- dismissal
- non‑appearance
- exemplary cost
- procedural default
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 38710 of 2026
M/S Hinduja Housing Finance Ltd.
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashutosh Sharma, Nitesh Kumar
Jauhari
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 5
HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.
HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J.
1. The petitioner has preferred present writ petition inter-alia with the
prayer to quash the impugned order dated 26.03.2026 passed by the
respondent no.2-Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghaziabad in Misc. Case
No.3240 of 2025 filed by the petitioner against private respondent nos.3
& 4 and others. The order which is under challenge reads as follows :-
"पत्रावली पेश हुई। बार-बार प्रकार कराने पर भी प्रार्थी की ओर से कोई उपस्थित नहीं है।
पत्रावली के परिशीलन से ज्ञात होता है कि माननीय उच्च न्यायालय द्वारा प्रस्तुत प्रकरण का
निस्तारण अंदर तीस दिवस किये जाने हेतु निर्देशित किया गया है परन्तु प्रार्थी की ओर से विगत
कई तिथियों से कोई उपस्थित नहीं आया है, प्रार्थी को अनेक अवसर प्रदान किये जा चुके हैं,
उसके बाबजूद भी वह उपस्थित नहीं है और न ही प्रार्थी द्वारा दस्तावेज मिलान के लिए मूल
दस्तावेज प्रस्तुत किये गये हैं। अतः प्रार्थी के निरन्तर अनुपस्थित रहने के कारण प्रार्थी की
अनुपस्थिति में विविध प्रार्थना-पत्र निरस्त किये जाने योग्य है।
आदेश
प्रस्तुत विविध प्रार्थना-पत्र प्रार्थी की अनुपस्थिति में व बल न दिये जाने कारण निरस्त किया
जाता है।"
2. From perusal of the record it transpires that petitioner earlier
approached this Court by filing a petition being Writ C No.42608 of 2025
connected with other petitions with the prayer to expedite the hearing of
the case pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghaziabad.
WRIC No. 38710 of 2026
2
Pursuant to the order passed by this Court when petitioner himself was
not present before the respondent no.2 the matter was dismissed.
3. After hearing counsel for the parties, we are of the opinion that present
writ petition is totally misconceived and liable to be dismissed imposing
exemplary cost.
4. At this point of time, a prayer has been made by counsel for the
petitioner to dismiss present writ petition as not pressed.
5. Taking a lenient view, we are dismissing the present writ petition
without imposing any costs.
(Vivek Saran,J.) (Prakash Padia,J.)
September 24, 2026
Pramod Tripathi
Digitally signed by :-
PRAMOD TRIPATHI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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