Amarnath and Anr. v. Bholanath Died Thru. Prem Chandra Gupta and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of a second appeal for want of prosecution due to non-appearance of the appellants' counsel and absence of any adjournment request; co-listed counsel on sanctioned leave whose name was not on the Vakalatnama or the appeal; execution-case adjournments attributed to pendency of the appeal; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; decided 9 January 2024 (9.1.2024); single-judge bench of Rajnish Kumar, J.; no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
The appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution, there being no request for adjournment or pass over on behalf of the counsel for the appellants who filed the appeal; the other listed counsel was reported on sanctioned leave and his name was neither on the Vakalatnama nor on the appeal. ¶9