Sabir Husain and Others v. Additional Session Judge Court NO.1 Hardoi and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of writ petition for non-prosecution; no appearance by petitioners or counsel; petition pending since 2017; interim order vacated; maxims of vigilance (Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt) and end to litigation (Interest reipublicae ut sit finis litium); single judge (Saurabh Lavania, J.), Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:82510; no merits adjudication; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
The party seeking remedy before the Court should be vigilant, otherwise the law would not come to its help, and there should be an end to litigation (invoking the maxims Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt and Interest reipublicae ut sit finis litium). ¶12