Allahabad High Court
NAQLI RAMversusADDL. COMMISSIONER JUDICIAL AND OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- PIYUSH AGRAWAL
Holding
The petition is dismissed as it has become infructuous.
Summary
The petitioner, Naqli Ram, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. Over the course of the proceedings, a substantial lapse of time occurred. The Court examined whether the petition remained viable after this delay. It held that the petition had become infructuous due to the efflux of time. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed and any interim orders were vacated, though the parties may apply for recall if the matter still survives.
Issues considered
- What is the effect of a substantial lapse of time on the viability of a writ petition?
Subjects
- writ petition
- infructuous
- dismissal
- delay
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 54019 of 2000
Naqli Ram
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Addl. Commissioner Judicial And Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : P.K.S.Paliwal
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anuj Kumar, C.S.C., Krishan Mohan
Court No. - 7
HON'BLE PIYUSH AGRAWAL, J.
1. This case is listed under the heading of "likely to be infructuous".
2. Case called out. None appears.
3. It appears that by efflux of time, the present writ petition has become
infructuous.
4. In view of above, the writ petition is dismissed as having become
infructuous.
5. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.
6. However, the parties are at liberty to move an appropriate application
for recall of this order in case the matter still survives.
(Piyush Agrawal,J.)
March 24, 2026
Abhishek Gupta
Digitally signed by :-
ABHISHEK GUPTA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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