Fakirey v. D.D.C.and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for want of prosecution; non-appearance of petitioner on revised call; death of petitioner's counsel (A.S. Chaudhary); card notice returned unserved marked 'ममतक'; no adjournment request or substitution application for sole petitioner. WRIT - B No. 923 of 1993; Fakirey v. D.D.C. and Others; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi, J.; Order Date 4.2.2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:7220.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution, since despite card notices issued after the death of the petitioner's advocate, no one appeared for the petitioner even on the revised call, and there was neither a request for adjournment nor an application for substitution in respect of the sole petitioner. ¶¶10