Ms. Inaya Khan and Another Thru. Mother Shahida Jamal Siddiqui v. Daud Khan and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; habeas corpus writ petition 23299 of 2020; Inaya Khan / Shahida Jamal Siddiqui v. Daud Khan; dismissed for want of prosecution; non-appearance of petitioner's counsel in revised list; refusal of further adjournment per 04.11.2025 order; single-judge bench (Saurabh Lavania, J.); decision date 10 November 2025; no statute or precedent cited; merits of the habeas corpus claim not decided.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution because no one appeared on behalf of the petitioners to press it when the case was called out in the revised list, consistent with the Court's earlier direction that no adjournment would be granted on the next date. ¶18