Ashok Kumar v. State of Up and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 482 application dismissed; failure to deposit Rs.60,000 before Mediation Centre despite referral order dated 6.1.2025; Mediation Centre report dated 1.2.2025; no notice to opposite party no.2; applicants enjoyed interim order; conduct held mischievous and not fair; none appeared in revise list; Ashok Kumar v. State of U.P. and Another; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; Deepak Verma, J.; decided May 14, 2026.
What did the court decide?
The application under Section 482 is dismissed: when the case was called out in the revise list none appeared to press it, and although the matter had been referred to the Mediation Centre at the request of the applicants' counsel, the applicants did not deposit the required amount before the Mediation Centre while enjoying an interim order. ¶11