Vikram Singh @ Vikky v. State of U.P.Thru.Prin.Secy.Home Lucknow and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 6549 of 2021 (filed 2021; decided 29-10-2025) by Saurabh Lavania, J., Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, for non-prosecution: petitioner Vikram Singh @ Vikky and his counsel absent, having lost interest; respondent State of U.P. represented through G.A.; maxims Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt and Interest reipublicae ut sit finis litium applied; interim order, if any, vacated; no decision on merits.
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioner and the counsel engaged by him had both lost interest in the case, the Court held that the petition should not be disposed of on merits but should be dismissed for non-prosecution. ¶17