This miscellaneous criminal writ petition, pending since 2006, was dismissed for non-prosecution as the petitioner and counsel failed to appear, citing the maxim that law assists only the vigilant.
The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution and any interim order is vacated.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:42816
Court No. - 13
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 1002585 of 2006
Petitioner :- Shiv Shanker Sharma Respondent :- Additional Session Judge F.T.C. Iii Sultanpur And 2 Ors.
Counsel for Petitioner :- Chandra Prakash Verma Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J.
(i) Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt (The law assists only those who are vigilant, and not those who sleep over their rights); and
(ii) Interest reipublicae ut sit finis litium (In the interest of the society as a whole, the litigation must come to an end).
Order Date :- 25.7.2025 Arun/-
Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
Shiv Shanker Sharma
Additional Session Judge F.T.C. Iii Sultanpur
2 Ors.
Saurabh Lavania
Arun Kumar Gangwar
As recorded by the court registry
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