Bhanu Prakash Shukla v. Addl. Dist. Judge Court NO.4 Sultanpur and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Misc. Writ Petition 30456 of 2018; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Saurabh Lavania, J.; decided 11.12.2024; 2024:AHC-LKO:82831; petition dismissed for non-prosecution; petitioner and counsel absent/lost interest; interim order vacated; maxims Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt and Interest reipublicae ut sit finis litium; no decision on merits.
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioner and his counsel have lost interest in the case and no one appeared to press the petition, the Court held that the petition should not be disposed of on merits and dismissed it for non-prosecution. ¶5