This court dismissed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition pending since 2014 for non-prosecution. The petitioner failed to appear, indicating a loss of interest in the case, leading to dismissal rather than disposal on merits.
The petition was dismissed for non-prosecution, and any interim order is vacated.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:80782
Court No. - 12
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 1007587 of 2014
Petitioner :- Mohd. Farooq Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Chhote Lal Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- Govt. Advocate,Jitendra Bahadur Singh
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 :- 4.12.2024 Arun/-
Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a criminal writ petition should be decided on merits when the petitioner fails to appear and has lost interest in the case.
Mohd. Farooq
State of U.P.
Another
Saurabh Lavania
Arun Kumar Gangwar
As recorded by the court registry
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