Hiralal Modak v. the Wb Power Development Corporation Ltd. & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of a writ petition for non-prosecution/default of appearance. Case: WPA 2225 of 2016, Hiralal Modak v. The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd. & Ors. Key facts: petitioner absent when the matter was called on 24th February, 2025 and again on the day of disposal, with no accommodation sought; respondents represented by B. Banerjee and A.A. Bose; single-judge bench (Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.); decision date taken from office stamp 25.02.25. Operative effects: writ petition dismissed for non-prosecution; interim order, if any, vacated. Relevant to practice on non-prosecution dismissals, consequences of petitioner non-appearance, and automatic vacatur of interim orders. No statutory provisions or cited precedents appear in the text.
What did the court decide?
The instant writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution owing to the petitioner's repeated non-appearance and failure to seek accommodation.