Sephali Karan Jana v. State of West Bengal & Ors.
Appeal – dismissal for default (non-prosecution)
Case brief
What is this about?
F.M.A. 43 of 2021, Sephali (Karan) Jana vs State of West Bengal & Ors., decided 14.01.2026 by Division Bench of Madhuresh Prasad, J. and Prasenjit Biswas, J. Appeal dismissed for default due to appellant's repeated absence and apparent loss of interest; no merits adjudication, no quantum, no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
The Court recorded its view that the appellant has lost interest in prosecuting the appeal, no one appearing for the appellant on the hearing date and the appellant having been absent on two earlier occasions. ¶6-7