Krishna Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Panchayat Raj U.P. Govt. Lko. and 6 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
PIL No. 369 of 2025; Krishna Kumar v. State of U.P. (and 6 others); Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 1; judges Attau Rahman Masoodi and Ajai Kumar Srivastava-I; order dated 17.4.2025; writ petition dismissed for want of prosecution due to petitioner's absence when called in revised list; PIL alleged to be motivated by personal enmity with respondent No. 5 (Village Pradhan matter); F.I.R. against Village Pradhan's family members concluded with police report filed before competent court; vakalatnama of Sri Mohan Singh for respondent No. 5 taken on record.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution, as none appeared for the petitioner when the case was called out in the revised list despite his counsel's name being shown in the cause list. ¶13