Saurabh Shukla v. State of U.P.through Prn.Secy.Forest and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:28431); WRIT - A No. 161 of 2006, order dated 15.5.2025 by Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh, J. Writ petition of 2006 (Saurabh Shukla v. State of U.P. and others) dismissed as infructuous for non-prosecution; claim for appointment under Dying-in-Harness Rules had been rejected on 09.03.2006 because the petitioner's father was a daily wager; card notice dated 07.04.2014 after elevation of earlier counsel; office report dated 25.07.2014 showed service but no appearance; no adjudication on merits; counsel: A.R. Masoodi for petitioner, C.S.C. and Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the State.
What did the court decide?
The Court found that the petitioner had apparently lost interest in pursuing the case and that the old 2006 matter had become infructuous by efflux of time.