Saddam @ Mohd. Faheem v. State of U.P. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Criminal Misc. Writ Petition 12094 of 2019; dismissal for non-prosecution; non-appearance of petitioner and counsel; loss of interest in prosecution; maxims vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt and interest reipublicae ut sit finis litium; end to litigation; no adjudication on merits; interim order vacated; single-judge order by Saurabh Lavania, J.; dated 13.12.2024; petitioner Saddam @ Mohd. Faheem; respondents State of U.P. and others.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner and the counsel engaged by him have both lost interest in the case and are not interested in pursuing the petition. ¶¶6