Om Prakash Gupta (in Wric 1000808 of 1991) v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue,Lko.and Others
REVIEW APPLICATION – Dismissal for want of prosecution
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Rajnish Kumar, J.), order dated 22.2.2024, Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:15891: four Civil Misc Review Applications Nos. 63-66 of 2022 by Om Prakash Gupta v. State of U.P. (arising out of writ petitions of 1991) dismissed for want of prosecution because the matter had been repeatedly adjourned by the applicants' counsel (reported ill) notwithstanding the order dated 07.02.2024 barring further adjournment. Keywords: want of prosecution; repeated adjournment; review application; dismissal; 2024:AHC-LKO:15891.
What did the court decide?
The case was being repeatedly adjourned by the learned counsel for the applicants and, in view of the order dated 07.02.2024, it could not be adjourned further. ¶23