Triveni Prasad Yadav v. Commissioner Food Safety U.P.Sectt.Lko.and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of writ petition for non-prosecution due to complete non-appearance of petitioner and counsel; petition pending since 2012; maxims applied: Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt (law assists only the vigilant) and Interest reipublicae ut sit finis litium (end to litigation); interim order, if any, vacated; petition not decided on merits; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 12; single judge Saurabh Lavania, J.; order dated 17.12.2024; neutral citation 2024:AHC-LKO:84538; parties: Triveni Prasad Yadav v. Commissioner Food Safety U.P. Sectt. Lko. and Others; counsel: Praveen Tripathi for petitioner, C.S.C. and A.G.A. for respondents.
What did the court decide?
Since neither the petitioner nor his counsel appeared and both had lost interest in the petition pending since 2012, the Court decided not to dispose of the petition on merits and dismissed it for non-prosecution.