Shambhu Nath Dhar & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
WPA 6386 of 2017; Shambhu Nath Dhar & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.; dismissal of writ petition for default / non-prosecution; repeated non-appearance of petitioners' counsel (31.07.2024, 27.08.2024 and date of order); no accommodation sought; interim orders vacated; ex parte default dismissal; no merits decided; no statutory provisions or case law cited; Coram: Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition (WPA 6386 of 2017) is dismissed for default, the petitioners having failed to appear through counsel on successive dates and no accommodation having been sought. ¶9