Kajal Devi and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Non-merits dismissal for want of prosecution of a criminal misc. writ petition (No. 270 of 2025) before the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court. Petitioners Kajal Devi and another were unrepresented at the hearing despite counsel on record (Arun Kumar Tewari, Soumya Kanoujia); State represented by G.A./AGA. Coram: Rajiv Gupta, J. and Pramod Kumar Srivastava, J. Decided 25 November 2025. No statutory provisions or precedents discussed; no substantive ruling; limited value as precedent.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution because no one appeared for the petitioners even in the revised call, although learned AGA appeared for the State. ¶12