Allahabad High Court
RAJENDRA PRASAD JAIN AND ANOTHERversusHINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners filed a writ petition (WRIT-C No. 40417 of 2025) against Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and others. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioners to press the petition. The Court observed that the petition was not being prosecuted. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for want of prosecution. The interim order, if any, was discharged.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a petition is not prosecuted due to non-appearance of counsel?
Subjects
- procedural law
- writ petition
- dismissal for want of prosecution
- civil procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 40417 of 2025
Rajendra Prasad Jain And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. And 3
Others .....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Gaurav Gautam, Srishti Singh, Utsav
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Komal Mehrotra, Punit Kumar Gupta
Court No. - 1
HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J.
HON'BLE INDRAJEET SHUKLA, J.
1. List is being revised.
2. None appears on behalf of the petitioners to press this petition.
3. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
4. Interim order, if any, stands discharged.
(Indrajeet Shukla,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.)
May 14, 2026
S.P.
Digitally signed by :-
SANJAY PURI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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