Allahabad High Court
SHAHID AHMADversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 ORS.
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner filed a writ petition (Writ‑C No. 48508 of 2013) before the Allahabad High Court. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner at the hearing. The court noted the passage of time and inferred that the petitioner had lost interest in pursuing the petition. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition for non‑prosecution. The order was pronounced by Justice Kshitij Shailendra and Chief Justice Arun Bhansali on 15 September 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for non‑prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear before the court.
Subjects
- writ petition
- non‑prosecution
- dismissal
- high court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 48508 of 2013
Shahid Ahmad
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and 2 others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Arvind Srivastava
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Rajiv Singh (S.C.), Karunakar Singh
Chief Justice's Court
HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J.
1. The petition is listed in the category of 'Oldest Pending Cases in this
High Court, for Priority Hearing'.
2. None is present for the petitioner.
3. Looking to the subject matter of the petition and the passage of time, it
appears that petitioner has lost interest in the petition. The same is
therefore, dismissed for non-prosecution.
(Kshitij Shailendra, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ)
September 15, 2026
AHA/VS
Digitally signed by :-
AFZAL HUSAIN ABBASI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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