Smt Premawati Thru Her Next Friend Ram Guni v. Distt Judge Ambedkar Nagar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Maintainability of writ petition filed through a 'next friend' on behalf of a party alleged to be of unsound mind; requirement that the next friend be appointed guardian in the proceedings; prior dismissal of suit at the instance of Smt. Premawati and connected Civil Revision No.27 of 2017; challenge to orders dated 15.03.2017 (Regular Suit No.63 of 2017) and 15.05.2017; Article 227; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:26028; decided 5.5.2025 by Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia, J.; petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The present petition filed by the next friend is not maintainable, since the petitioner has not even appointed Ram Guni as guardian in any of the proceedings. ¶9