Ravindra Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh And Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Non-prosecution dismissal: WPC No. 474 of 2015, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (neutral citation 2024:CGHC:49195), decided 02.12.2024 by Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey (single Judge). Petitioner Ravindra Singh vs State of Chhattisgarh (GAD), Commissioner, Chhattisgarh State Information Commission, and Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (Chairman, Secretary, First Appellate Officer, Public Information Officer). Petition dismissed for want of prosecution as it was the second round and nobody appeared for the petitioner; State appeared through Government Advocate Mr. Dilman Rati Minj. Useful only on the point of dismissal for repeated non-representation; contains no merits ratio, no statute or precedent citations, and no quantum.
What did the court decide?
Since it was the second round and there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner, the Court was left with no other option except to dismiss the petition; consequently the petition was dismissed for want of prosecution.