The State of U.P. Thru Collector Balrampur v. the Additional Commissioner Admin Devi Patan and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for want of instructions; adjournment refused to State; State as largest litigant with 40 counsel not prepared; non-preparedness of government counsel; writ petition of 2006 (serial no. 28); Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Jaspreet Singh, J.; December 2, 2025; WRIT - C No. 3000008 of 2006; State of U.P. Collector Balrampur; Additional Commissioner Admin Devi Patan; Karunakar Srivastava; Standing Counsel; record consigned.
What did the court decide?
The Court found no purpose in keeping the petition pending when the State itself is not ready to argue, notwithstanding its adjournment request and its large contingent of lawyers. ¶13