Allahabad High Court
RANI DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- SUDHANSHU CHAUHAN
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution due to the petitioner's failure to appear.
Summary
The petitioner, Rani Devi, filed Writ Petition No. 5399 of 2018 before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State of U.P. and four other respondents. The petition was listed for hearing, but no counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner to press the petition. The court noted the absence of representation and observed that the petition could not be pursued without prosecution. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution. The interim order, if any, that had been granted earlier was vacated. No substantive merits of the case were examined.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a petitioner fails to appear or present counsel for a listed writ petition?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- procedural law
- Allahabad High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 5399 of 2018
Rani Devi
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : V.K.S. Somvanshi
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Dharmendra Kumar Yadav,
Kamlesh Kumar Tripathi, Mohan Lal
Pandey
Court No. - 4
HON'BLE SUDHANSHU CHAUHAN, J.
1. List has been revised.
2. No one appears on behalf of petitioner to press this petition.
3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
4. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
April 24, 2026
Gaurav
(Sudhanshu Chauhan,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
GAURAV PATEL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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