Allahabad High Court
SMT. SAVITRI DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.
Summary
Smt. Savitri Devi filed a writ petition (Writ‑C No. 56722 of 2012) against the State of Uttar Pradesh and others. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner and no adjournment was sought. The Court held that the cause of action had become stale and the petition was rendered infructuous due to the passage of time. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed and any interim relief previously granted was vacated. The Court, however, allowed the petitioner a six‑week window to move an application seeking recall of the order if she believes the matter still subsists.
Issues considered
- The petition is infructuous and stale due to non‑appearance of counsel and passage of time.
Subjects
- writ petition
- infructuous
- staleness
- procedural default
- dismissal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 56722 of 2012
Smt. Savitri Devi
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dinesh Kumar, Jagadeesh Prasad
Chaurasiya
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Nitin Kumar Agarwal, Nitin
Kumar Agrawal
Court No. - 21
HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J.
HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.
1. The matter was taken up in the revised list. However, none appeared on
behalf of the petitioner to press the petition, nor has any adjournment slip
been moved. Learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-
respondents is present.
2. In the absence of any effective representation, it appears that the cause of
action has become stale and the writ petition has been rendered infructuous
by efflux of time.
3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. Interim order,
if any, stands vacated.
4. In case the petitioner feels that the matter survives, liberty is granted to
her to move an application for recalling this order within six weeks from
today.
(Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.)
March 18, 2026
A.K.Srivastava
Digitally signed by :-
ARUN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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