Allahabad High Court
KULDEEP NARAYANversusSTATE OF U.P. THRU SECY. AND 13 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Kuldeep Narayan, filed a writ petition (WRIT-C No. 54797 of 2013) before the Allahabad High Court. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner to pursue the petition. Consequently, the Court found that the petition lacked prosecution. The judges dismissed the writ petition for want of prosecution and vacated any interim order that might have been in force. The dismissal was recorded on March 18, 2026.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action when a petitioner fails to appear or prosecute a writ petition before the High Court?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- procedural law
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 54797 of 2013
Kuldeep Narayan
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. Thru Secy. And 13 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Bharat Singh Pal, Neeraj Tripathi
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Brijesh Ojha, C.S.C., N.N. Mishra
Court No. - 40
HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
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.
(Sudhanshu Chauhan,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.)
March 18, 2026
Gaurav
Digitally signed by :-
GAURAV PATEL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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