Jagdish Prasad Goel v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Default dismissal of appeal M.A.T. 1961 of 2025; appellant absent even in pass over round and in default of compliance with order dated 26.02.2026 to supply memorandum of appeal, connected application and supplementary affidavit; appellant held to have lost interest in the appeal; appeal dismissed for default; I.A. No. CAN 1 of 2026 dismissed; interim order vacated. Parties: Sri Jagdish Prasad Goel v. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Counsel: Vimal Kumar Shahi and Md. Ziaur Rahaman for the State; Debasish Ghosh, Lalit Baid and Sanjana Shaw for respondent nos. 6 & 7. Bench: Sujoy Paul, CJ. and Partha Sarathi Sen, J. Decision date: 25.03.2026.
What did the court decide?
The Court held that the appellant had lost interest in the appeal, having failed to appear even in the pass over round and to comply with the earlier order dated 26.02.2026.