Sunil v. State of U.P. Thru Commissioner Lucknow and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Saurabh Lavania, J.), order dated 3.12.2024 in Crl. Misc. Writ Petition No. 1001537 of 2013 (Sunil v. State of U.P. and others): writ petition pending since 2013 dismissed for non-prosecution on account of the petitioner's and counsel's lost interest and non-appearance; interim order, if any, vacated; no adjudication on merits; maxims of vigilance and finality of litigation relied upon.
What did the court decide?
The petition is not to be disposed of on merits; it is dismissed for non-prosecution, and any interim order stands vacated, as both the petitioner and his counsel have lost interest in the case pending since 2013. ¶13