Hitesh Arora v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for want of prosecution (default dismissal) of a Criminal Misc. Writ Petition by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court. Petitioner Hitesh Arora (counsel Ashish Kumar Pandey) versus State of U.P. through Principal Secretary, Home Department, Lucknow and Others (represented by G.A./A.G.A.). Case number 4308 of 2024; decided November 4, 2025 by Rajnish Kumar and Zafeer Ahmad, JJ. Non-appearance of petitioners' counsel; no adjournment sought; no merits decided; no relief granted; no amount involved. Useful only as precedent on consequences of non-prosecution, not on substantive law.
What did the court decide?
The criminal misc. writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution because none appeared on behalf of the petitioners to press it and no request for adjournment or pass over was made, whereas learned A.G.A. for the State was present.