A criminal miscellaneous writ petition pending since 2013 was dismissed for non-prosecution as no one appeared to press it; the Court invoked the maxims that law assists the vigilant and litigation must end, and vacated any interim order.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:79762
Court No. - 12
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 1003577 of 2013
Petitioner :- Smt. Rani Maurya @ Gudiya Devi Maurya Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru Secy. Home Civil Sectt. Lucknow And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kunwar Rudra Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent :- Govt. Advocate,Rajeev Kr. Mishra
Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J.
(i) Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt (The law assists only those who are vigilant, and not those who sleep over their rights); and
(ii) Interest reipublicae ut sit finis litium (In the interest of the society as a whole, the litigation must come to an end).
Order Date :- 2.12.2024 Arun/-
Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
1 issue framed by the court
Should a criminal miscellaneous writ petition pending since 2013 be dismissed for non-prosecution where neither petitioner nor counsel appears?
Smt. Rani Maurya @ Gudiya Devi Maurya
State Of U.P. Thru Secy. Home Civil Sectt. Lucknow And Others
Saurabh Lavania
As recorded by the court registry
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