Girja Shanker Mishra S/O Late Krishna Kumar v. State of U.P. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:84522; CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 1000299 of 2011; Girja Shanker Mishra v. State of U.P. and Ors.; Saurabh Lavania, J.; order dated 17.12.2024; dismissal for non-prosecution; petitioner absent and lost interest in pursuing petition; maxims: Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt; Interest reipublicae ut sit finis litium; interim order, if any, vacated; no decision on merits.
What did the court decide?
The petition, pending since 2011 and not pursued by the petitioner, should not be disposed of on merits and is dismissed for non-prosecution. ¶¶12