Pramod Kumar Tiwari v. Addl. District and Sessions Judge Court NO.9 Lucknow and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Non-prosecution dismissal of an abandoned criminal writ petition; petitioner absent, counsel absent, learned A.G.A. present for State; maxims of vigilance (vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt) and finality of litigation (interest reipublicae ut sit finis litium) applied; petition pending since 2015 dismissed without going into merits; interim order, if any, vacated; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 13; CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION 1002899 of 2015; Pramod Kumar Tiwari v. Addl. District And Sessions Judge Court No.9 Lucknow and others; decided 24.7.2025; single judge Saurabh Lavania, J.; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Applying the sister maxims Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt (the law assists only the vigilant) and Interest reipublicae ut sit finis litium (litigation must come to an end), a party seeking remedy before the Court must be vigilant; otherwise the law will not come to its help, and there must be an end to litigation.