Dr. Abhishek Srivastav @ Abhishek Srivastav v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko. and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for want of prosecution; non-appearance / non-representation of petitioner on two consecutive hearing dates; no request for adjournment; Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 1232 of 2026; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Bench of Rajnish Kumar and Zafeer Ahmad, JJ.; decided February 25, 2026; no merits adjudicated, no law laid down; value limited to procedural-dismissal precedent.
What did the court decide?
As none appeared for the petitioner when the case was called out (and none appeared on the previous date either), with no request for adjournment or pass-over, the Court concluded the petitioner was not interested in pursuing the matter and dismissed the Criminal Misc. Writ Petition for want of prosecution. The dismissal is purely procedural; no question on merits was adjudicated. ¶13